Nigeria's army finds suspected Chibok girl abductee

Chris Ewokor
BBC News, Abuja
14:28 15 Jun


The kidnapping sparked global outrage, with the campaign hashtag #BringBackOurGirls

The Nigerian army says it has found a woman believed to be one of the girls abducted from a school in the town of Chibok in 2014.

A short statement on its social media page said a patrol had intercepted her and her son on Tuesday around Ngoshe village in the north-eastern state of Borno.

She was identified as Mrs Mary Ngoshe - no further details were given about what had happened to her.

One of the leaders of the Chibok community, Manasseh Allen, told the BBC that they were waiting for more information to be able to confirm her identity.

A total of 276 girls were abducted by Islamist militants Boko Haram from the school in April 2014, sparking global outrage. Fifty-seven of them escaped from trucks in the first hours of their abduction.

Between 2016 and 2018, several were found or rescued in the Sambisa forest hideout of Boko Haram by the military, while 103 were freed following negotiations between the government and the militants.

More than 100 of the girls are still missing.

Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State on 14 June 2022 intercepted one Mrs Mary Ngoshe and her son. She is believed to be one of the abducted girls from GGSS Chibok in 2014. Further exploitation ongoing.

Troops during clearance operations on 14 June 2022 intercepted another abducted girl from GGSS Chibok named Hauwa Joseph, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram on 14 April 2014. The intercepted Chibok girl & her baby are currently in a military medical facility.

BREAKING: The ongoing offensive onslaught against terrorism in the North East recorded another feat today, 15 June 2022 as 204 Boko Haram fighters including their family members surrendered to troops in Bama LGA of Borno State. Profiling of the surrendered terrorists is ongoing.