The first of 219 girls kidnapped by terror group Boko Haram in 2014 has been found alive, according to reports in Nigeria.
Amina Ali Nkeki was apparently discovered by civilian vigilantes in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old's uncle, Yakubu Nkeki, said she was pregnant and traumatized, but otherwise unharmed.
She has been taken to Chibok to verify her identity and be reunited with her mother.
He father died while she was held captive, Mr Nkeki said.
She is now thought to be travelling to the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
Its governor, Kashim Shettima, told reporters: "I haven't got any details... I learned the girl is on her way now."
A community leader, Pogu Bitrus, said other girls from the group may also have been rescued after soldiers closed in on Boko Haram militants on Tuesday night.
There was international outrage when the girls were abducted from their school in April 2014.
High-profile figures including American first lady Michelle Obama joined a campaign with the hashtag: #BringBackOurGirls.
Boko Haram militants have killed an estimated 15,000 people and kidnapped hundreds of men, women and children during a six-year campaign to establish an Islamic caliphate in northeastern Nigeria.
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