Nigerian army rescues another Chibok school girl

One of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram from their school in Borno state, northeast Nigeria in 2014 was on Saturday morning rescued by soldiers.

According to a statement released by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. S.K Usman, the rescued girl was found with her 10-month old baby boy named Ali.

''Troops of 121 Battalion, Nigerian Army, deployed at Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, for Operation LAFIYA DOLE today, Saturday 5th November 2016, at about 6.00am, while screening some escapees from Boko Haram terrorists hideout in Sambisa forest, discovered one of the abducted Government Secondary School Chibok girls, named Maryam Ali Maiyanga among them, read the statement.''

''She was discovered to be carrying a 10-month-old son, named Ali. She has been taken to the unit’s medical facility for proper medical check up.''

''It is imperative to state that troops have been working round the clock to clear remnants of Boko Haram terrorists wherever they might be hibernating and also rescue all persons held hostages by terrorists, the statement added.''

More than 250 girls were abducted by the jihadist group, in April 2014.

Boko Haram terrorist group kidnapped more than 200 school girls in 2014 in Nigeria

21 of the abducted girls were released by Boko Haram in October following talks with the government which was brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government.