The Nigerian armed forces have rescued Rebecca Kabu, one of
the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram nine years ago.
Kabu was among the 276 girls abducted by the terrorists from
their school dormitory on April 14, 2014.
Presenting Kabu to Remi Tinubu, the first lady on Friday,
Yaminu Musa, coordinator of the counter-terrorism center in the office of the
national security adviser (NSA), said the girl was rescued in Cameroon on July
17.
He added that Kabu, who was 13 at the time of her abduction, is now 23 years old.
Musa said the returnee has been certified medically and
mentally fit to be reunited with her parents in Zana village in Borno.
He said the office of the NSA had helped in her
rehabilitation alongside the 15 other girls that were also rescued.
“She was rescued and repatriated from Cameroon on July 17
and has completed intensive medical screening and physiological evaluation over
the past two weeks by a team of medical and psychological experts between the
office of NSA and the national intelligence agency”, Musa said.
“Rebecca has been
found to be in good health and is psychologically stable; the next step is to
hand her over to the Borno state governor for onward reuniting with her family
in Zana.”
Receiving Kabu in the presence of Nana Shettima, the wife of
the vice-president, Tinubu said she is committed to ensuring that she gets all
the support needed for the furtherance of her education.
“Rebecca will be our first comeback story and returnee, she
is our first fruit; she is a case I am quite interested in to see that she can
go back to school at her own pace,” she said.
“Rebecca, I welcome you, I’ve been praying for you all
night, it is well with you, what has happened to her is much trauma; words are
inadequate for me to describe it.
“It is difficult to
get by, but since you are still here, God has plans for you. I thank the office
of the NSA and NIA for not relenting and everyone that is assisting in her
rehabilitation.
“We pray and continue to pray that all our children that are
still with Boko Haram will come back home. We are waiting in earnest.
“We have not given up hope, I am sure that by the time she
is reunited with her parents, she will be glad. With the governor waiting for
her, she is in good hands.”
In May, the army said 76 Chibok schoolgirls had so far
escaped, while 107 were released by Boko Haram in 2018.
The army also disclosed that 186 schoolgirls were rescued by
the army, while 93 abductees were still in captivity.
It added that between 2019 and 2023, troops rescued 19
Chibok schoolgirls, including 11 last year.
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