The Nigerian army says it has secured the release of 360 people abducted by the Boko Haram armed group earlier this year in the country’s northeast.

Nigerian troops have killed at least 18 militants in coordinated operations in the country’s northeast, according to the military, as security forces step up efforts against long-running insurgencies in the region.

All three million children in Borno state in Northeast Nigeria are without school indefinitely, increasing the likelihood of child marriage and other protection risks, after being hit by the worst floods in 30 years, Save the Children said, News.Az reports.