Reports Claim 2nd Girl Rescued By Nigerian Army Not Part Of Abducted Chibok Girls

Yesterday, the Nigerian Army disclosed that a second Chibok schoolgirl, Serah Luka abducted by Boko Haram has been found in a statement released by the Army spokesman Sani Usman.

According to reports released today, one of the of parents of the abducted Chibok girls, Lawan Hannah, who is the secretary of the ‘Parents Association of the Abducted Girls’ from Chibok, say they are doubtful about the identity of the second girl who was reportedly rescued by Nigerian troops.

She said the army ought to have brought the rescued girl to Chibok for identification before releasing her name and photograph to the public.

According to a community leader in Chibok, Haruna Mutali, their background checks have revealed that this second returnee, Serah Luka, was an SSS 1 learner at GSS Chibok, who was abducted by the insurgents in her home in Madagali.

A community leader, Pogu Bitrus, told the Associated Press (AFP) today that Ms. Luka was not on the list of 218 students still missing, adding that the number 157 on the list was not Serah Luka, and suggested that the rescued girl may have been visiting older sisters at the school the night of the kidnapping, according to the news agency.

Also, Yakubu Nkeki, the head of the Chibok Abducted Girls Parents group, told the AFP that his records showed only two girls with the surname Luka.

“These are Kauna Luka Yana and Naomi Luka Dzakwa. Among the list of parents, we have only four priests and none of them is Luka.

“Among the girls none of them is from Madagali (in Adamawa State). They were either from Chibok, Damboa, Askira and Uba (all in Borno state). So I can say… that this girl is not among the abducted Chibok girls,” he was quoted as saying.