http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29665165
Nigeria's military says it has
agreed a truce with Islamist militants Boko Haram - and that the schoolgirls
the group has abducted will be released.
Nigeria's chief of defence staff,
Alex Badeh, announced the truce. Boko Haram has not made a public statement.
The military has struggled to defeat
Boko Haram, which has been fighting an insurgency since 2009.
Boko Haram sparked global outrage
six months ago by abducting more than 200 schoolgirls.
The girls were seized in the
north-eastern town of Chibok in Borno state, and their continued captivity has
led to criticism of the Nigerian government's efforts to secure their release.
The hostages are thought to have
been taken to the vast Sambisa forest, along Nigeria's border with Cameroon.
Members of the Bring Back Our Girls
campaign said in a tweet on Friday: "We are
monitoring the news with huge expectations."
'Cautiously optimistic'
Air Chief Marshal Badeh revealed the
truce at the close of a three-day security meeting between Nigeria and
Cameroon. He said Nigerian soldiers would comply with the agreement.
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