Another set of Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok local government area, Borno State, have escaped from the hands of the terrorists six years after.
Reports revealed that the girls were able to escape following attacks on some of the hideouts of the terrorists inside the Sambisa forest.
Chibok community was in jubilation over the news of the girls’ freedom from their abductors.
One Malam Madu Mutta told journalists in Maiduguri that, the whole of the Chibok community is pleased with the report.
“We were told they are currently with the security operatives. We are yet to know the number, but we are happy that some of them escaped.
“So many other parents and relatives are coming from Chibok with hopes of meeting their daughters,” Malam Mutta said.
Reports also revealed that among the escapees is one Halima Ali said to have been married to a Boko Haram commander.
Confirming the reports of their escape, the Secretary, Chibok Parents Association, Lawal Zannah said that some of the girls had escaped but he had not yet ascertained the number.
“We heard that some of our girls have escaped from the forest, but we are yet to get the detail about their number,” he said.
However, government source in Maiduguri is yet to confirm the reports neither has the military commented on it.
Recall that in 2014, 219 Chibok girls were abducted in their dormitory at Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok local government. 107 have returned, 82 of the them through negotiation with the terrorists, while 112 were said to have remained in captivity.
