Nigerian army rescues woman who was abducted a decade ago and her 3 children [Video]

• Nigerian soldiers have reportedly rescued Lydia Simon, a woman abducted by extremists in Chibok a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl.
• Simon, five months pregnant, was found in the Gwoza council area of Borno state, the epicenter of the insurgency.
• Simon’s three children, aged between 2 and 4, were also rescued.

Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok, the army said Thursday. Her three children were also rescued.

Lydia Simon, who is five months pregnant, was rescued by Nigerian troops in the Gwoza council area of Borno state, where the 15-year insurgency by Islamic extremists is concentrated, according to a statement from the army. Her age wasn’t immediately released by authorities, but she is most likely in her 20s.

The statement was accompanied by a picture of Simon and her children, who appear to be …