The Nigerian Army on Monday announced that another girl, Chibok girl, Saratu Dauda, has been rescued.
This is part of the ongoing efforts to locate and rescue the remaining Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Borno State, Nigeria in 2014.
This announcement came from the theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.- Gen. Ibrahim Ali, while briefing newsmen at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri.
Ali stated that Saratu was released on May 6, by troops of 21 Armoured Brigade during clearance Operation at Ukuba in Sambisa Forest in Bama Local Government Area of Borno.
He said that the 25-year-old Saratu, listed as serial number 10 on the list of the abducted victims, was a native of Mbalala community in Chibok local government area.
“She was once married to one Abou Yusuf who she later divorced before getting married to one Ba’ana Muhammad, also known as Abou Zinira, the Boko Haram terrorists IED expert”
“She had three daughters aged 7, 5 and 2 years old with Ba’ana, but left them in the terrorists hideouts during her escape”
“She has within the past 10 days undergone intensive medical care and checks at the military hospital in Maimalari. She will be handed over to the officials of the Borno State Ministry of Women Affairs.”
“So far, efforts to rescue her children and other victims were still ongoing,” he said
Ali also recounted the recent rescue of some of the girls by the troops
“Consequently, on 4th May this year Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, both serial numbers two and 103 on the list of the missing victims, and three of their children were handed over to the officials of the Borno State Government,” he said.
“As of today, the statistics of the 276 abducted Chibok girls indicate that 57 girls escaped in 2014; 107 released in 2018; three were rescued in 2019, two were recovered in 2021; 11 girls were rescued in 2022 and three rescued so far in 2023.”
“At this juncture let me state that the joint efforts of Operation Hadin kai under the strategic guidance of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and the Chief Air Staff, has continued to yield more Operational successes in the North Eastern Region of Nigeria” he added
