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Military hands over Chibok girl, 330 rescued victims
The military has handed over a freed Chibok schoolgirl identified as Ihi Abdul, her two children and 330 other victims rescued from Boko Haram captivity to the Borno State Government.
The Theatre Commander North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Major-General Shuaibu Waidi who did the handover told journalists at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri: “Today, we will be witnessing two events namely, the handover of the rescued Chibok girl and the handover of other women and children to the officials of the Borno State Government for further management.
“The theatre will continue to do its best to rescue the remaining Chibok girls in captivity in line with the strategic guidance from the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja.
“We equally thank the Chief of Army Staff for all the support being provided to the theatre which was instrumental to the successful conduct of the operations that facilitated the rescue of Ihyi Abdu from the Sambisa Forest.
“The plight of the remaining Chibok girls still in captivity, continue to be captured in national headlines and here in the theatre, it has necessitated the conduct of several military operations deep into terrorists enclaves with the aim of facilitating their rescue. So far, a total of 19 Chibok girls have been rescued as a result of direct military operations”.
Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Abubakar Haruna gave more information about Ihi.
According to him, Ihi who was rescued by the troops of 22 Taskforce brigade is a native of Kuburbula village of Chibok Local Government Area of the state.
He said: “Ihi Abdul was on serial number 67 of the abducted Chibok School Girls published by the Federal Government, and that, she was married out to Boko Haram Commander, Abu Darda and after fleeing to Senegal, she was married out to three different husbands.
“She was rescued with her two children and she is also three months pregnant. She has undergone necessary medical check up and we are handing her over to the Borno State government for further attention today”.
Source » pmnewsnigeria.com