The first of 219 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok in northeast Nigeria more than two years ago has been found.
Amina Aliwas discovered in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno state by civilian vigilantes assisting the military on Tuesday.Ms Ali, who was 17 when she was abducted, has reportedly had a child while in captivity.
According to a local spokesperson, she is now with her family in her home town of Mbalala, near Chibok.
'She met her parents, who recognised their daughter before she was taken to the military base in Damboa,' Ayuba Alamson Chibok, a community leader in Chibok, said.
'Her father's name is Ali and the girl's name is Amina.'
Yakubu Nkeki, head of the Abducted Chibok Girls Parents' group, also confirmed her name and said she was 17 when she was abducted.
He added: 'She's the daughter of my neighbour... They brought her to my house.'
'I can confirm that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls was among rescued persons by our troops,' army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement.
'She was carrying a baby but I do not know whether it is aboy or girl,' Lawan Zannah, secretary of the association of parents of missing Chibok girls said.