The Nigerian Army on Wednesday night shed light on how one of the abducted Chibok school girls was rescued earlier in the day in Borno State in the country’s North-East.
Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, said in a statement: “In continuation of Operation CRACKDOWN, troops of 25 Brigade Damboa in conjunction 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.
“Both were brought to Headquarters 25 Task Force Brigade Damboa at about2:30pmtoday.Preliminary investigation shows that she is indeed one of the abducted Chibok School girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on 14th April 2014 in Chibok and her name is Amina Ali as against Falmata Mbalala that was earlier stated.
“In addition, she is a nursing mother with a 4-month-old baby girl who was named Safiya. Both the suspected Boko Haram terrorist and the nursing mother have been taken to Maiduguri for further medical attention and screening.”
•Photo shows rescuedChibok school girl Amina Ali with her baby delivered for a Boko Haram terrorist.
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