GOOD NEWS! Another Chibok Girl Has Been Found By Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has disclosed that a second Chibok schoolgirl, Serah Luka abducted by Boko Haram has been found.

This was made known on Thursday by the Army spokesman Sani Usman in a statement that said it “has confirmed the rescue of another Chibok girl this evening.”

Usman said the young girl is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka, who is one of the parents of the missing Chibok  girls, adding that the girl is believed to be number 157 on the list of the 219 missing Chibok girls.

He said in a statement:

“At about 11.00am yesterday, 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. 

“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 the 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. 

“She added that there other three girls who fled from Shettima Aboh when the troops invaded the area earlier today which led to their rescue. 

“She is presently receiving medical attention at the medical facility of Abogo Largema Cantonment, Biu, Borno State.”

Furthermore, he said that they also rescued 97 women and children held captive by the Boko Haram sect.

Recall that the first of the 219 abducted students, Amina Ali, 19, was found on Tuesday by troops and civilian vigilantes near Boko Haram’s stronghold in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno state, northeast Nigeria.