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Army rescues two more Chibok girls in Borno

October 22, 2022 No Comments

Two more Chibok girls, Yana Pogu and Rejoice Sanki, have been rescued by Nigerian troops in Borno.

Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation, Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa, confirmed the rescue operation.

Presenting the girls to the media, General Officer, Commanding 7 Division, Maiduguri, Major General Shuaibu Waidi, said the girls would be handed over to the Borno State Government, after undergoing medical examination with their children.

Waidi said Pogu, who is number 19 on the abducted Chibok girls’ list, was rescued on September 29 2022 with four children; two boys and twin girls, in Mairari village, Bama Local Government Area, by troops of 21 Armoured Brigade during a clearance patrol.

Rejoice Sanki, who is number 70 on the list of Chibok girls, was rescued on October 2, with her two children by troops of 222 Battalion in Kawuri area.

Musa, who also announced the opening of a new camp for hosting repentant Boko Haram members that were surrendering, assured that the new camp was in a safe area where the military could secure it.

In the last five months, 13 Chibok girls have been rescued by the military. So far, out of the 276 girls abducted by the terrorists in 2014, about 96 are still in captivity.

The Borno State government has confirmed the return of Ruth Ngladar Pogu, one of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, who had been in Boko Haram captivity for seven years.

The girl, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy to the Governor, Isa Gusau, was received by Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House on Saturday and reunited with her parents.

The governor said Ruth was married to a Boko Haram fighter and returned with two children she had while in captivity.

The couple surrendered to the military in Bama, Borno State, on July 28.

Zulum said: “Following their surrender, the state government, and security officials initiated contact with the girl’s parents to confirm her identity.”

He said the return of the girl would rekindle the hope of parents and family members of other students still in captivity.

The governor added: “Ruth will undergo a rehabilitation and reintegration programme that will focus on her health, psychosocial wellbeing, and her future goals.

“As a father of all sons and daughters of Borno, I haven’t lost hope that our remaining Chibok schoolgirls and other abducted persons will be safely recovered.”

Boko Haram fighters had on April 14, 2014, abducted 276 girls from the college.

The incident sparked global outrage with several international organisations and world leaders demanding the girls’ release by the jihadists.

Although a good number of the students had regained their freedom in the last seven years, about 100 others are still in captivity.