Nigerian Army ‘Liberates Chibok Schoolgirl, Her Children, 96 Others From Boko Haram Captivity In Borno’

Nigerian Army troops of 21 Armoured Brigade have reportedly rescued 99 abductees from Boko Haram stronghold in the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

A security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama who made this known on Monday, noted that the abductees include one of the ‘Chibok girls’, identified as Ihyi Abudu, her two children, women and children.

276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on the night of April 14-15, 2014. They were taken from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State.

But while many of them have regained their freedom in batches, about 90 of them are still missing.

The rescued woman who was in serial number 67 on the abducted Chibok girls’ list, escaped from Parisu hideout of the terrorists, intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama.

“It was a moment of unbridled joy and relief as the Nigerian Army’s troops of 21 Armoured Brigade, stormed the Boko Haram stronghold in the Sambisa Forest, rescuing 99 women and children including one of the Chibok girls, Ihyi Abudu and her two children.

“The operation, code-named Operation Lake Sanity ll, was in continuation of the troops of Operation Hadin Kai’s efforts to annihilate the terrorists in Sambisa, Timbuktu and other parts of the North East Region,” he said.

Source » saharareporters.com