Kano, Nigeria: The first schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok more than two years ago has been found, the military and activists said on Wednesday, raising hopes for the release of 218 others still being held.

Total of 219 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram Islamists.

On Tuesday, Amina Ali was discovered that in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno state by civilian vigilantes assisting the military. She was brought back to her home town of Mbalala, near Chibok north-east of Nigeria.

Ayuba Alamson Chibok, a local community leader said, “Her father’s name is Ali and the girl’s name is Amina. I know the family very well because I have worked with them, being a spokesman for the families of the Chibok girls".

“When her mother approached the car the girl stepped out and her mother exclaimed, ‘Amina! Is that you?’,”, he further added.

“They ran towards each other and hugged. The mother burst into tears.”

Boko Haram seized 276 students from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok on the night of April 14, 2014.

Nigeria’s army said Ali was found with “a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Mohammed Hayatu, who claimed to be her husband”, as well as a four-month-old girl named Safiya.

A photograph provided by the military showed a young woman sitting in a plastic chair, wearing flip-flops, a patterned hijab and pink wrapper common in the region.

She was cradling the infant in one arm and a plate of food in the other.