LAGOS MAY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military has disclosed that another girl of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State abducted by the Boko Haram two years ago has been rescued.
This is coming barely 24 hours after Amina Ali Nkeke was rescued by the combined military and Civilian JTF operations.
Army spokesperson, Usman Sani, a colonel, confirmed the rescue in statement. He gave the name of the rescued girl as Serah Luka, adding that she is number 157 on the list of abducted school girls.
A total of 97 women and children were freed, and at least 35 Boko Haram fighters were killed, he added.
Serah is the daughter of a pastor; she had only started at the boarding school in Chibok a little more than two months before the Boko Haram raid. Usman said.
Complete text of statement read;
“At about 11.00am today, Thursday, 19th May 2016, troops of 231 Battalion, 331 Artillery Regiment (AR), Detachment of Armed Forces Special Forces (AFSF) 2, Explosive Ordinance (EOD) Team and Civilian Vigilante group of Buratai, conducted clearance operations at Shettima Aboh, Hong and Biladdili general area in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
“During the operations, the troops killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered several arms and ammunitions and other items. In addition, they rescued 97 women and children held captives by the Boko Haram terrorists.
“We are glad to state that among those rescued is a girl believed to be one of the Chibok Government Secondary School girls that were abducted on 14th April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists.
“Her name is Miss Serah Luka, who is number 157 on the list of the abducted school girls. She is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka. During debriefing, the girl revealed that she was a JSS1 student of the school at the time they were abducted.
She further added that she hails from Madagali, Adamawa State. She averred that she reported at the school barely two months and one week before her unfortunate abduction along with other girls over two years ago.