Security forces rescued 350 hostages from Boko Haram captivity in Nigeria yesterday. The hostages had been held in a forest enclave by the militants before they were rescued. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Al Chukwuma Okoli, a professor of political science in Nigeria, about the state of Boko Haram and what this means for Nigeria.
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