The Nigerian army says it has found a woman believed to be one of the girls abducted from a school in the town of Chibok in 2014.

A short statement on its social media page said a patrol had intercepted her and her son on Tuesday around Ngoshe village in the north-eastern state of Borno.

She was identified as Mrs. Mary Ngoshe – no further details were given about what had happened to her.

One of the leaders of the Chibok community, Manasseh Allen, told the BBC that they were waiting for more information to be able to confirm her identity.

A total of 276 girls were abducted by Islamist militants Boko Haram from the school in April 2014, sparking global outrage. Fifty-seven of them escaped from trucks in the first hours of their abduction.

Between 2016 and 2018, several were found or rescued in the Sambisa forest hideout of Boko Haram by the military, while 103 were freed following negotiations between the government and the militants.

More than 100 of the girls are still missing.

Source: bbc.com