ABUJA, Jun 16 (NNN-NAN) – A missing Nigerian schoolgirl, abducted from a school dormitory together with over 200 others, in the north-eastern state of Borno has been found, eight years after the abduction, by extremist militant group, Boko Haram, the army said yesterday.
The young woman, identified as Mary Ngoshe, and believed to be one of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram, on the night of Apr 14, 2014, at the Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok, a town in Borno, was found during a patrol by army personnel, on Tuesday, according to a terse statement by the army.
Ngoshe was “intercepted” with a son of hers by troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, on patrol around Ngoshe, a town in Borno, the army noted, saying it is further investigating the lady’s condition.
The abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, provoked a lot of international reactions, with many calling for the unconditional release of the youngsters.
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls were earlier rescued by security operatives, and others through back-channel negotiations by the government, while many are still considered missing.
Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for the infamous abduction, has been collaborating with its sister group, Islamic State West Africa Province, to establish an Islamist state in north-east Nigeria. The terror groups have also extended their attacks to other countries in the Lake Chad Basin.– NNN-NAN
