Rescued Nigerian schoolgirl to meet president

The first kidnapped schoolgirl to escape from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram’s stronghold in the Sambisa Forest has been flown to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to meet the country’s president.

Officials say the 19-year-old, who was 17 when she was abducted along with 218 other girls from a boarding school in the town of Chibok, will meet with president Muhammadu Buhari.

Aid workers say the young woman, who was found with her four-month-old baby, urgently needs reproductive health services and psychosocial counselling.