Troops ‘rescue’ Chibok girl with three children after 10 years in captivity

Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly rescued one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in 2014.

She was rescued alongside her three children in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III under the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).

She was among the 276 students abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014.

According to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, intelligence sources revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.

She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.

The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi town in Chibok Local Government Area.

April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram.

While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.