The Nigerian Army on Saturday, November 5, 2016 announced the rescue of another Chibok schoolgirl in Borno State.
Sani Usman, the spokesperson of the
army, said in a statement posted on his Facebook wall minutes ago that
the girl, Maryam Ali Maiyanga, was rescued at Pulka town.
“Troops of 121 Battalion, Nigerian Army,
deployed at Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, for
Operation LAFIYA DOLE today, Saturday 5th November 2016, at about
6.00am, while screening some escapees from Boko Haram terrorists hideout
in Sambisa forest, discovered one of the abducted Government Secondary
School Chibok girls, named Maryam Ali Maiyanga among them,” Colonel
Usman wrote as he shared photos of the girl.
“She was discovered to be carrying a 10-month-old son, named Ali. She has been taken to the unit’s medical facility for proper medical check up.
“It is imperative to state that troops have been working round the
clock to clear remnants of Boko Haram terrorists wherever they might be
hibernating and also rescue all persons held hostages by terrorists,”
the statement ended.
Over two hundred schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram from their school dormitory in Chibok on April 14, 2014.
21 Chibok schoolgirls were recently released by Boko Haram after exchanges were made with the Muhammadu Buhari government.
“The release of the girls, in a limited
number is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the
Boko Haram brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss
government,” the Presidency had said at the time. It added that “the
negotiations will continue.”
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