Nigeria: Ordeal of Boko Haram Captives Emerges Following Rescue

Women and children who had been captured by Boko Haram fighters were receiving medical treatment and tests at camps in Nigeria's northeast. The country's military has freed hundreds of hostages in recent days.

Freed Boko Haram hostages have recounted grave mistreatment by the militants, including forced marriages, sexual abuse and being made to fight, as details of their time in captivity emerged Monday.

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