See what was done to the rescued Chibok girl (photos)
– The rescued Chibok girl has been airlifted by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
– She airlifted alongside her supposed husband and child
– The Chibok girl has been handed over to the governor of Borno state
Freed Chibok girl airlifted by the Nigerian Air Force.
The rescued Chibok school girl, Amina Ali, was airlifted by Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Super Puma aircraft from Damboa to Maiduguri alongside her baby and supposed husband, Mohammed Hayatu.
Rescued Chibok girl handed over to the governor of Borno state.
Prior to that they were examined at Air Force medical facility and were found to be stable and normal blood pressure was observed. Thereafter, she was released to the Operation Lafiya Dole headquarters for further investigation and handing over.
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After preliminary investigation, the rescued girl and her baby has been handed over to Borno State Governor, His Excellency, Honourable Kashim Shetima, at Government house, Maiduguri this evening by the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu in a brief ceremony.
It is believed that she will be brought to Abuja tomorrow along with her parents to meet with Mr President.
Meanwhile, the supposed husband is undergoing further investigation at Joint Intelligence Centre. It should be noted that Mohammed Hayatu is well treated in line with Operation Lafiya Dole Rules of Engagement regarding insurgents who voluntarily surrender to the military.
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The Chibok school girl which rone of those abducted by the deadly Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 was reportedly rescued in the Sambisa Forest, close to the border with Cameroon on Tuesday, May 18.
The rescued girl identified as Amina Ali Nkek from Mbalala village, south of Chibok was said to have been found by members of vigilante group known as Civilian JTF.
The Nigerian army confirmed that the girl rescued in a Boko Haram stronghold within the northeast of Nigeria is one of 219 abducted from their school in Chibok more than two years ago.
“In continuation of Operation CRACKDOWN, troops of 25 Brigade Damboa with Civilian JTF deployed in one of the blocking positions at Baale, near Damboa, rescued one Miss Amina Ali and a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Mohammed Hayatu,” who claimed to be her husband, army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement.
Amina Ali was briefly reunited with her mother after her rescue on Wednesday, May 18.
After her rescue and eventual reunion with her mother, BBC Africa reports that the woman could not hold her emotions as she gave her daughter the biggest hug ever. But, Amina, who is now a nursing mother, asked the mother to take it easy and thank God for her safe return instead.
On Thursday, May 19, Amina will have the rare privilege of meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari who has been scheduled to receive her at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is set to receive her thursday. She will be brought by the Governor of Borno state, Alhaji Kashim Shettima,” the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Shehu Garba, told newsmen.
This Day reports that the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu, who took the girl to the Borno state governor, said the governor had promised to present her to President Muhammadu Buhari today.
“I want to further confirm to you that, we have found one of the Chibok girls but plead for your understanding on this issue, we need to give her time to rest as you can see she is traumatized and nursing a baby,” Ezugwu stressed.
“The governor has told us that he does not want to take credit for this and will hand over the girl to Mr President who will in turn unveil her to the nation,” Ezugwu added.
Amina is the first and only girl to be rescued out of the missing 219 abducted school girls, 57 of them having escaped at various times in 2014. However, the military, which entered a credit duel over Amina’s rescue yesterday now has 210 more girls to bring back from the terrorists’ gulag.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the success recorded in the fight against Boko Haram to elimination of corruption in the armed forces.
A statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, said Buhari made the declaration while speaking with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed El-Tayeb,
Buhari said corruption was largely responsible for the inability of the Nigerian military to quickly defeat Boko Haram.
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