President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the soldiers fighting Boko Haran insurgents in Borno State for the recovery of another Chibok schoolgirl, Rakiya Abubakar, in the Alagarno area of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
A statement by the special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as saying that the recovery of the girl had raised renewed hope that the other captured girls would be reunited with their families, friends and community.
He commended the military for the diligent investigation which led to the recovery of Rakiya and advised them to continue in the spirit with which they cleared the Sambisa forest of terrorists.
The President assured that his government would continue to do all within its powers to assist the military in locating the rest of the girls and eradicate the menace of terrorism in Nigeria.
Earlier in the day, Acting Director Nigeria Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman announced that the girl, Rakiya Abubkar, holding six month old baby, was discovered during the investigation of arrested suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
The Spokesman said that preliminary investigation showed that Rakiya is the daughter of Abubakar Gali Mulima and Habiba Abubakar of Chibok. She was a student of Senior Secondary School Class 3B (SS 3B), before her abduction along with her colleagues on 14th April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists.
The Army spokesman said that the girl is undergoing further medical investigation and would soon be released to the Borno State Government.
It could be recalled that 21 Chibok girls were recently freed by Boko Haram out of the over 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists. [myad]
