Four additional girls surfaced Wednesday after escaping from their Boko Haram abductors.

It would be recalled that over 200 schoolgirls were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok by suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect, but 44 had since escaped from their abductors in trickles.

Wednesday's escape brings  the list of the girls that have gained their freedom to 48, with 230 schoolgirls believed to still be held hostage by the terrorist group.

The new escapees were said to have been sighted around Monguno in the northern part of the troubled state.

Details to follow