“So far, a total of 19 Chibok girls have been rescued as a result of direct military operations”- Theatre Commander
By Our Reporter
The Theater Commander North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Major General Shuaibu Waidi has performed the task of handing over another Chibok school girl, Ihi Abdul with her two children, including 330 women and children who were rescued from the Boko Haram Terrorists camps, following operations being carried out in the Sambisa forests to Borno State government.
While addressing newsmen at the Theatre, Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, the state capital Gen. Waidi stated that, and “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.
He explained that, “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. Toaheed 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.”
The Theatre Commander said that the conduct of military operations across the Theatre is key to achieving the mandate of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, aimed at restoring peace to the North East region, to promote the socio economic activities of the region.
In his address, the Acting General Officer Commanding, GOC, 7 Division, Brigadier General Abubakar Haruna confirmed that Ihi Abdul who hails from Kuburbula village of Chibok local government area was rescued on 23rd July, 2024 by the troops of 22 Taskforce Brigade.
“He added that 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 3 different husbands’.
General Haruna explained further that, “She was rescued with her 2 children and she is also 3 months pregnant. She has undergone necessary medical checkup and we are handing her over to the Borno state government for further attention today.”
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