The Nigerian military are making inroads into the terrorist’s territories, but often they never manage to find the Chibok girls, whose abduction garnered such worldwide attention.

The latest rescue effort led to the release of several captured hostages, as well as one Boko Haram commander, reports the BBC.

“The Nigerian military says it has rescued 178 people from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northern Borno state.

In a statement released on Sunday, it said that 101 of those freed were children and a further 67 were women.

Boko Haram has killed some 5,500 civilians in Nigeria since 2014.

At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014, according to Amnesty International.”