Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) under the Nigerian army
say they have rescued three of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.
Musa Danmadam, the defence media operations director, said
this on Thursday at a media briefing on military operations across Borno and
Yobe.
On April 14, 2014, over 200 schoolgirls were abducted when
insurgents attacked the Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) in Chibok,
Borno.
The rescued schoolgirls identified as Jinkai Yama, Falmata
Lawal, and Asabe Ali were numbered 20, 3, and 12 on the abducted Chibok girls’
list.
Danmadam said the girls were rescued with their children and
19 other abductees at different locations.
He added that the troops neutralised 52 suspected Boko Haram
terrorists alongside Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters and
arrested 14 terrorists.
“Weapons recovered by the troops include two unexploded
grenades, 12 AK47 rifles, 3 FN rifles, 5 AK47 magazines, one automatic grenade
launcher, one hand grenade, 1 AP mine, 86 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one
motorcycle, 16 bows and arrows, seven bicycles and 10 mobile phones,” he said.
The defence director further disclosed the arrest of a
suspected foreign logistic supplier and arms dealer to the insurgents,
identified as Abatcha Bukar, armed with assorted injections, two automated
teller machine (ATM) cards and the sum of N294,520.00.
In a recent operation, Danmadam said the land and air
component of OPHK, in a coordinated attack on September 3, had delivered the
terrorists a fatal blow by bombarding their hideouts.
According to him, feedback revealed that over 200 terrorists
were neutralised, including five high-profile commanders.
He added that a total of 556 suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP
terrorists and their families, comprised of 115 adult males, 189 females and
252 children, surrendered to troops at different locations.
He said the troops handed over suspects and recovered items
to the appropriate authority.
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