Boko Haram releases 158 hostages abducted in Nigeria

The Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram has released 158 hostages, mostly women and children abducted during an attack on the village of Katarko in Yobe state deep inside Nigeria. The 158 hostages were captured in Katarko, some 20 kilometers from the regional capital of Damaturu. Those released reportedly spent three weeks in captivity.  Boko Haram has often practiced mass kidnappings during the six years of insurgency in Nigeria.