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Mon Jul 7, 2014, 06:36 AM

Jul 2014

AP:

Chibok local government chairman Pogu Bitrus said Monday he had verified that about 60 women and girls escaped on Thursday and Friday by sending a representative who met with some of the escapees and their families at the hospital in Lassa, a town in the neighboring Damboa local government area.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/63-abducted-females-escape-extremists-nigeria

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BREAKING AFP: More than 60 women, girls reportedly ESCAPE abductors in Nigeria (Updated) [View all] bigtree Jul 2014 OP

Oh yes - great news malaise Jul 2014 #1

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Jul 2014 #2

Yes! shenmue Jul 2014 #3

Hope This Proves Out, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #4

updated in op bigtree Jul 2014 #6

THanks for the Good breaking news, bigtree! Cha Jul 2014 #5

Yes Yes Yes!!! hardcover Jul 2014 #7

i hope so , i wonder which ones these are JI7 Jul 2014 #8

+1000, JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #10

If "abducted last month" is correct, it's later ones muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #13

if there were older women with them mopinko Jul 2014 #28

Good For Them! Wolf Frankula Jul 2014 #9

Hoping! Hoping! Hoping! Please let this be true! ! nt riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #11

God, forget about my prayer about winning the lottery today....make this true! 4139 Jul 2014 #12

Nigerian Bulletin: Breaking: 63 Abducted Women Escape from Boko Haram's Den pinboy3niner Jul 2014 #14

Yes! Some good news! herding cats Jul 2014 #15

YAY! NJCher Jul 2014 #16

Oh this is wonderful news!!! theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #17

Yes (pumps fist) Yes (pumps fist) Yes (pumps fist) Jack Rabbit Jul 2014 #18

Great! ReRe Jul 2014 #19

+1 freshwest Jul 2014 #29

I certainly hope this is true. LoisB Jul 2014 #20

YEEESSSS DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #21

I really hope this proves to be true. iandhr Jul 2014 #22

Yeah, that sounds about right. malthaussen Jul 2014 #23

I so hope this is true. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #24

I heard this a while ago... noel711 Jul 2014 #25

yep bigtree Jul 2014 #27

i'm hoping it has more to do for safety reasons JI7 Jul 2014 #32

I so hope this is true! stage left Jul 2014 #26

HUFFINGTON POST IS POSTING NEWS TOO trueblue2007 Jul 2014 #30

Great news! Takket Jul 2014 #31

Wonderful! Bring all the girls home!! MoonRiver Jul 2014 #33

ť bigtree Jul 2014 #34

Good start, very good start. nt Hekate Jul 2014 #35

AWESOME!!! MadrasT Jul 2014 #36

I hope this holds up! Yea! Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #37

And, we read on here that we would probably never get them back.. didn't give up hope. Cha Jul 2014 #38

ť little more bigtree Jul 2014 #39

Wonderful News! littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #40

God had nothing to do with this, those young ladies saved themselves Heather MC Jul 2014 #41

I came out as an atheist when people were recounting a news story Nevernose Jul 2014 #42

I had a similar reaction, when I told people I worked at the Pentagon Heather MC Jul 2014 #45

Maybe for a few moments we can celebrate this. maced666 Jul 2014 #44

I am free to comment however I like. You are free to ignore it Heather MC Jul 2014 #46

No opportunity must be missed, it seems. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #50

pardon me Heather MC Jul 2014 #52

I wouldn't know. Inkfreak Jul 2014 #55

OFFS. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 #47

Good news treestar Jul 2014 #43

k&r... spanone Jul 2014 #48

Whew theexwife Jul 2014 #49

Good news! Inkfreak Jul 2014 #51

So awesome! tymorial Jul 2014 #53

Hope the others get out as well... Phentex Jul 2014 #54

They have to do it themselves. No man has come to help them. aquart Jul 2014 #56