Troops Rescue More Chibok Girls

Troops Rescue 16 Kidnapped Chibok Girls With Children In Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, North-East Nigeria have announced the rescue of two more more Chibok girls, now grown up women with children, inside the Sambisa Forest.

The rescue brings the number to 16 in recent weeks. 

The development was disclosed on Thursday by the Theatre Commander, Joint Task Forces, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Ibrahim Ali while briefing newsmen at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. 

The commander, who attributed the rescue to the perfect application of both kinetic and non-kinetic measures, gave the name of the rescued girls as Aisha Grema, serial number 11 on the abducted Chibok girl’s list, Hannatu Musa number 7 on the list, and Sera Luka number 38 on the list.

Others are Ruth Bitrus serial 41, Mary Dauda serial 46, Hauwa Joseph serial 18, Falmata Lawan serial number 3, Asabe Ali serial number 12, Jankai Yamal serial number 20, Yana Pogu serial number 19, Rejoice Sanki serial number 70 and Hassana Adamu on serial number 35.

“In line with international best practices, they have all been handed over to the Borno State Government after undergoing medical evaluation and treatment at 7 Div Medical Services and evaluation.

“Troops of OPHK have yet again rescued 2 other Chibok School girls on 21 Apr 23. Below are highlights of the recently rescued Chibok Girls.

“On 21 Apr 23, Esther Marcus and her one-year-old baby, Juwairiya were rescued by troops of 114 TF Bn Bitta at Lagara during operations. She is on serial number 103 of the abducted Chibok Girls List”.

“Esther is 26 years old, Kibaku by tribe from Jila in Chibok LGA of Borno State. While in captivity, she was forcefully married to one Garba AKA (Garus), a BHT fighter who was killed during troops’ offensive operations on terrorists’ enclaves. She was later married off to another BHT, Abba in Ukuba terrorist enclaves in Sambisa forest until her rescue by troops of OPHK. Since her rescue, she has undergone a thorough medical examination along with her baby. Equally, they have been adequately resuscitated and will be handed over to the Borno State Government for further administration”.

Like Esther, Hauwa Maltha was also rescued on April 23 with her 3 year-old baby at Ligara. Labeled number 02, the 26 year-old Hauwa Jila in Chibok, was married off in captivity to one one Salman, a cameraman to Shekau who later died around the Lake Chad area. 

After the death of Salman, Hauwa was once more married off to one Mallam Muhammad with whom she had 2 children who died following undisclosed ailments. But like Salman, Mallam Muhammed was killed in the Ukuba enclave inside Sambisa following one of the clashes between JAS/ISWAP. She was 8 months pregnant at the time of her rescue. 

“Hauwa who was about 8 months and 2 weeks pregnant during the time of her rescue delivered a bouncing baby boy on 28 Apr 23 while undergoing thorough medical examination along with her baby Fatima at 7 Div Medical Hospital and Services”.

“Equally, Hauwa and her children, have been adequately resuscitated and will be handed over to the Borno State Government for further administration”.