Two more Chibok girls have been rescued by the military in Borno, says the Nigerian Army.
The Theatre Commander, North East of Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri.
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.
“Based on assessment, we looked at the areas that can be properly be defended,” Musa said.
Shedding more light on the rescued girls, the General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Shuaibu Waidi, who presented them to the media, said they would be handed over to Borno State.
Waidi said that Yana Pogu who is number 19 on the abducted Chibok girls list, was rescued on September 29 with four children; two boys and twin girls, in Mairari village, Bama Local Government Area (LGA), by troops of 21 Armoured Brigade, during a clearance patrol.
“In the same vein, on October 2, Rejoice Sanki, who is number 70 on the list of Chibok girls, was rescued with her two children by troops of 222 battalions in Kawuri area,” Waidi said.
He said that the rescued women were undergoing medical examination with their children for eventual handing over to the Borno government.
Within 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. (NAN)
