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Rakiya and
her baby
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A Chibok girl was found
yesterday near Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
The
Nation report continues:
Rakiya
Abubakar was holding a six-month old baby during the profiling of suspected
Boko Haram terrorists arrested after the routing of the forest.
She
was found in Alagarno in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State near
the forest by Operation Lafia Dole troops.
The
girl is one of the pupils of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, who
were abducted on April 14, 2014 by Boko Haram fighters.
Army
Public Relations director Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement, said: “Troops
of Operation Lafitya Dole during investigation of arrested suspected
Boko Haram terrorists discovered one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, Rakiya
Abubkar, with her six months old baby.
“According
to preliminary investigation, it was discovered she is the daughter of Abubakar
Gali Mulima and Habiba Abubakar of Chibok.
“She
further stated that she was a student of Senior Secondary School Class 3B (SS
3B), before her abduction along with her colleagues on 14th April 2014 by the
Boko Haram terrorists.
“Rakiya
Abubakar is presently undergoing further medical investigation and would soon
be released to the Borno State Government,” the statement said.
Members
of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) advocacy identified Rakiya Abubakar Gali as
number 49 on their list of the abducted girls.
The
#BBOG campaigners plan to start another round of protests
from Monday to press for expedited action on the release of the
remaining girls.
The
spokesperson for the group, Sesugh Akume, said yesterday: ”Confirmed,
Rakiya Abubakar Gali, #49 on our list.”
President
Muhammadu Buhari welcomed the rescue of Rakiya Abubakar, noting that the
recovery raised renewed hope that the other girls would one day be reunited
with their families, friends and community.
A
statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr.
Femi Adesina, praised the military for the diligent investigation which led to
her being recovered.
He
urged the military to continue in the spirit with which they cleared the
Sambisa forest of terrorists.
The
President assured all that the government would “continue to do all within its
powers to assist the military in locating the rest of the girls and eradicating
the menace of terrorism in Nigeria”.
In
October 2016, 21 of the Chibok girls were released by their Boko Haram
abductors. Two other missing girls were also found.
This brings the total
number of girls left in Boko Haram’s captivity to 195.
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