Nigerian Army Hands Over Rescued Chibok Girl, 3 Children To Borno Govt (Photos)

The Borno state government has received Lydia Simon, the Chibok schoolgirl who was rescued and her three children from the Nigerian Army, allowing her to be reunited with her family.

This was revealed on Thursday in Maiduguri by Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, the Theater Commander of the North-East Joint Task Force for Operation Hadin Kai.

He stated that on Wednesday, April 17, in the state’s Gwoza Local Government Area, the six-month pregnant woman and her three children were saved by soldiers from the 82 Division Task Force Battalion.

According to Shuaibu, she was the eighteenth girl among those saved by the Nigerian military.

He clarified that the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls generated headlines on a national and worldwide scale, leading to the creation of the hashtag “bring back our girls.”

He claims that several attempts have been made, both domestically and abroad, to securely repatriate the girls and reconnect them with their families.

“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 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.

“Just recently, on April 17, one more Chibok girl was rescued with her three children from the Mandara mountain by troops of the theatre. We will continue to do our 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 said. (CONTINUE READING HERE]