source: Guardian (Nigeria)
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
location: Monguno
notes: Agreement: As reported on 1 Jan 2018, 700 escape from Boko Haram captivity and are received by government forces in Monguno town. The victims are believed to have escaped from areas surrounding Monguno and the Lake Chad regions. The events leading to their escape as well as the date(s) are not known. According to a second source, the exodus of the former Boko Haram abductees is not unconnected to a follow up bombing operation which was conducted a 'few days ago' to exploit the gains of the recent successful Operation Deep Punch 2 in the areas surrounding Lake Chad. This is possible reference to the events occurring on 20/12.