hehehee..okooo....The Director, Defence Information, Maj.
Gen. Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that the troops of the Nigerian Army
rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a raid on Sambisa Forest on
Tuesday.
When the news of the rescue was broken
on the tweeter handle of the military on Tuesday, many Nigerians had
gone online to speculate that the freed ladies included the Chibok
schoolgirls.
However, Olukolade did not confirm
whether or not the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014
were among the rescued ladies.
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The Defence spokesman told our
correspondent on the telephone that the tweets were the true position of
the army on its operations in Sambisa Forest.
The tweets read, “Troops this (Tuesday)
afternoon rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa. We cannot confirm
if the Chibok girls are in the group.
“The troops captured and destroyed three
terrorist camps, including the notorious Tokumbere Camp in the Sambisa
Forest operation.
“Sambisa Forest: The freed persons are now being screened and profiled. We will bring you details later.”
The Defence authorities had stated that
the soldiers rescued the girls and the women during an invasion of the
Boko Haram stronghold.
It was further stated that the freed girls and women were being screened and profiled to ascertain their identities.
The kidnap of over 200 pupils of the
Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State has been generating
worldwide condemnation.
The girls, majority of who were sitting
for the 2014 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate
Examinations, were abducted from their hostels after Boko Haram fighters
attacked their school.
On October 17, 2014, hopes were raised
that the girls might soon be released after the Army announced a truce
between Boko Haram and government forces.
The announcement coincided with the six-month anniversary of the girls’ capture and followed a month of negotiations.
The announcement was met with doubt as
this was not the first time the Federal Government had claimed a
breakthrough in the negotiations with the Islamic militant group.
It had to backtrack on a previous
announcement in September after saying the girls had been released and
were being held in military barracks.
Nigerian troops announced that they have found 200 girls and 93 women in Sambisa Forest,
The army tweeted
this that they can't confirm if Chibok girls were among the 200
girls they rescued from Sambisa forest , that they will know after
they screen and profile the rescued girls. But now Reuters, AP and
Al-Jazeera are reporting that an Army Spokesperson has confirmed Chibok
girls are not among the 293 girls and women rescued .
Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman told The Associated Press that troops destroyed and cleared four militant camps and rescued 200 abducted girls and 93 women "but they are not the Chibok girls." (Let's wait for official confirmation from Army Spokesperson, Olukolade)
Nigerian troops announced that they have found 200 girls and 93 women in Sambisa Forest,
Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman told The Associated Press that troops destroyed and cleared four militant camps and rescued 200 abducted girls and 93 women "but they are not the Chibok girls." (Let's wait for official confirmation from Army Spokesperson, Olukolade)
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