The Theater Commander North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Major General Shuaibu Waidi has handed over another Chibok school girl, Ihi Abdul with her two children and 330 women and children who were rescued from the dens of Boko Haram Terrorists during various operation in the Sambisa forests to Borno government.
Briefing Journalists at the Theatre, Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, he said “Today we will be witnessing two events namely, the handover of the rescued Chibok girl and the handover of other women and children to the officials of the Borno State Government for further management.
“The theatre will continue to do its best to rescue the remaining Chibok girls in captivity in line with the strategic guidance from the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Toaheed Lagbaja. We equally thank the Chief of Army Staff for all the support being provided to the theatre which was instrumental to the successful conduct of the operations that facilitated the rescue of Ihyi Abdu from the Sambisa Forest.
“The plight of the remaining Chibok girls still in captivity, continue to be captured in national headlines and here in the theatre it has necessitated the conduct of several military operations deep into terrorists enclaves with the aim of facilitating their rescue. So far, a total of 19 Chibok girls have been rescued as a result of direct military operations”. General Shuaibu said.
He noted that the conduct of military operations across the Theatre is key to achieving the mandate of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, which is to restore normalcy in the region in order to ensure Socio Economic Activities (SEA) thrives.
Also speaking, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Abubakar Haruna said, Ihi Abdul was rescued on 23rd July, 2024 by the troops of 22 Taskforce brigade. He explained that Ihi hails from Kuburbula village of Chibok local government area.
“Ihi Abdul was on serial number 67 of the abducted Chibok school girls published by the federal government, and that, she was married out to Boko Haram Commander Abu Darda and after fleeing to Senegal, she was married out to 3 different husbands’.
“She was rescued with her 2 children and she is also 3 months pregnant. She has undergone necessary medical checkup and we are handing her over to the Borno state government for further attention today”. General Haruna stated.