Nigerian Army Hands Over Rescued Chibok Girl and Her 10-month-old Son to Borno Government (Photo)

Following her successful rescue by men of the Nigerian Army, Maryam Ali Maiyanga, the Chibok school girl rescued today has been handed over to the Borno State government.

 Maryam Ali Maiyanga, the Chibok girl, with her ten-month-old son

 

The Nigerian Army on Saturday handed over Maryam Ali Maiyanga, the Chibok girl, with her ten-month-old son, to the Borno Government after they were rescued from Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, by troops.

 

Maj-Gen. Lucky Irabor, The Thearthre Commander of 7 Div. of Nigeria Army, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri.

 

Irabor said, "At about 6 a.m., while screening some escapees from Boko Haram terrorists’ hideout in Sambisa forest, we discovered one of the abducted Government Secondary School Chibok girls, named Maryam Ali Maiyanga, among them.

“She was discovered to be carrying a 10-month-old son, named Ali.

“She revealed to us that her husband, who is the father of her child, was killed by Boko Haram insurgents during one of the military operations in Sambisa forest.

“The Nigerian Army felt very elated because the desire of any army officer in operation Lafiya Dole is to make sure that every person that is held hostage by the Boko Haram insurgents is rescued.

“We are hopeful that all the other captives would be released. This has come and it has strengthened our hope that the rest would be rescued,” he said.

 

In his remarks, Alhaji Kakashehu Lawal, The Borno Commissioner of Justice, commended the military for their continuous efforts toward securing the release of all those abducted by the insurgents.

 

“This is indeed a great achievement not only for the state government but also for the Federal Government because one of the commitments of Mr President is to rescue all the girls alive and reunite them with their parents,” Lawal said.

 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maryam Ali Maiyanga was among the 219 girls that were kidnapped in Government Girls Secondary School Chibok on April 14, 2014.

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Just In: Tears of Joy as Freed Chibok Girls are Finally Reunited with Their Parents (Photo+Video)

It was a sober atmosphere at the Department of State Services facility in Abuja on Sunday, as some of the released Chibok girls met with their parents after more than two years in Boko Haram's captivity.

 

We earlier reported that just three days after they were released by Boko Haram group, the 21 Chibok schoolgirls were pictured in a group photo with Senator representaing Bornu state, Ali Ndume in Abuja, looking fresh and cleaned, as they were expected to re-unite with their parents who had embarked on a 24-hour trip from Borno State to meet with their children on Sunday in Abuja. 

 

The released Chibok girls were finally on Sunday, re-united with their parents after more than two years in Boko Haram’s captivity. 

 

According to TheCable News, it was a sober atmosphere at the Department of State Services (DSS) health facility in Abuja, as some of the girls locked themselves in their parents’ embrace and tears of joy flowed freely.

 

Watch the video clip courtesy of SaharaReporters below;

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8 Facts You Should Know About the Release of 21 Chibok Girls from Boko Haram

This is a summary of the drama surrounding the shocking release of the 21 Chibok girls by members of the Boko Haram sect after a lengthy spell in captivity.

 

It’s a happy day for many Nigerians following report that 21 Chibok Girls has been released 

The 21 girls were released on Thursday, October 13, after being held captive by the insurgents for over two years. The deadly sect kidnapped 276 girls from their school in Chibok, Borno state in April 2014. No fewer than 57 girls managed to escape from their captors.

 

Since then, all efforts to rescue the remaining girls have proved abortive.The federal government has been trying to reach an agreement with the insurgents and today, some of the girls are free after years of captivity.

Here are 8 facts you should know about the release so far:
 

1.Their release was brokered by International Red Cross and the Swiss government.

 

2. They are the first batch of the kidnapped girls to be released following an alleged prisoner swap of detained Boko Haram militants.

3. The 21 released Chibok girls were allegedly swapped with four high profile Boko Haram militants.

4. Out of the 21 girls released, 1 is a nursing mother according to a corrected information.

5. They have been taken by a military chopper to a medical facility for evaluation.

6. They left the Nigeria Airforce base in Maiduguri at 9.15am and are on their way to Abuja.

7. Five out of Twenty-one names of the chibok girls have been released so far

8. The Nigerian government is yet to contact the parents of the 21 Chibok girls to identify them.

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