Witnesses say Boko Haram militants have returned an unknown number of the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, in Yobe State on February 19, residents have said.
Umar Hassan, a resident in Dapchi town, told The Associated Press that many fled upon hearing that Boko Haram insurgents were headed into the town again.
He said that while in hiding, residents saw the missing girls getting out of the Boko Haram vehicles.
A second resident, Kachallah Musa, said the militants later left without any confrontation.
It is not immediately clear how many of the girls have been freed.
Sahara Reporters reports that a source said five of the girls are dead.
Their release comes a day after an Amnesty International report accused the Nigerian military of failing to heed warnings of the attack. The military has called the report an “outright falsehood.”
