TWO more girls abducted from Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State in April 2014 have been rescued.
They were rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command nine years after Boko Haram terrorists stormed their school.
Both now 26, the victims – Esther Marcus and Hauwa Malta were rescued at Lagara, a Boko Haram enclave in Sambisa Forest, on April 21, 2023.
In all, the total number of girls now out of the terrorists’ captivity now stands at 125, including 107 released by the terrorists themselves in 2018, three rescued by troops in 2019, two in 2021, and 11 in 2022.
“Esther was rescued with her one-year-old baby girl. While in captivity, she was first married to one Garba, alias Garus, a terrorist, who was later killed by troops; and she was remarried to another terrorist called Abba; she was with him until her rescue,’’ the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai Theater Command, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Sallau Ali said.
Sallau Ali also said that 94 students, all girls, most of them ladies now, are still unaccounted for.
According to the Commander, Hauwa Malta was rescued with an eight months and 10 days pregnancy.
He added that she delivered a baby boy at the Seven Div health facility 10 days after their rescue.