After 10 years in Boko Haram captivity, Chibok girl returns with 6-month pregnancy, 3 children
The Nigerian Army troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion said it has rescued Lydia Simon, one of the Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram in April 2014, who returned with six-month-old pregnancy alongside her three children on Wednesday.
Penpushing reports that Major-General Waidi Shuaibu, Theartre Commander, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, handed the lady and her three children to the Borno State Government at a ceremony held at the Mailmalari Cantonment on Thursday in Maiduguri, the state capital.
The Major-General disclosed that troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion rescued the lady with six-month-old pregnancy alongside her three children on Wednesday, 17 April, in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.
Penpushing further reports that he explained that she was number 18 among the girls that were rescued by the Nigerian military, recalling that the abduction of the Chibok school girls in 2014, made both national and international headlines which culminated in the hashtag, Bring Back Our Girls.
The military boss stated that several efforts had been made both internationally and nationally to return the girls safely and reunite them with their families, emphasisng that one of such national efforts is the conduct of military operations deep within the terrorists’ enclaves which have yielded positive results to facilitate rescue of some of the Chibok girls.
‘One of such national efforts is the conduct of military operations deep within the terrorists’ enclaves which have yielded positive results to facilitate rescue of some of the Chibok girls. Starting from Esther Marcus, who appears on serial number 103 on the abducted Chibok school girls list, who was the first to be rescued by troops of 7 Division Gar, till now efforts are still ongoing’, he said.
‘Just recently on 17 April, one more Chibok girl was rescued with her three children from the Mandara mountain by troops of the theatre will continue to do its best to rescue those still in captivity. The rescue will be in line with the strategic direction and guidance from the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff. We thank the Chief of Army staff for all the resources he has provided in the theatre to achieve its mandate’, he added.
Penpushing also reports that in his own remarks Brigadier-General Abubakar Haruna, who is the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, said the girl received medical treatment and other care by the division since her released.
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