The Nigerian Army has handed over Lydia Simon, the rescued Chibok schoolgirl and her three children to the Borno State government for reunification with her family. The theatre commander, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen.
Waidi Shuaibu, made this known at the handing over ceremony at the Maimalari Cantonment, on Thursday in Maiduguri. According to him, troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion rescued the six-month-old pregnant lady alongside her three children on Wednesday April 17, in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state. He said that she was the number 18 among the girls that were rescued by the Nigerian military.
” The commander added that several efforts have been made both internationally and nationally to return the girls safely and reunite them with their families. “One of such national efforts is the conduct of military operations deep within the terrorists’ enclaves which have yielded positive results to facilitate rescue of some of the Chibok girls.
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