TWO ABDUCTED CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS ESCAPE BOKO HARAM CAPTIVITY 9 YEARS LATER

Two of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have escaped after being held captive by Boko Haram for nine years.

According to the source, the girls fled from Sambisa jungle on April 23, 2023, as a result of heavy military operations.

The escapees have been identified as Hauwa Mutah and Esther Markus, according to a security source. "One is from Chibok, and the other is from Dzilang village," according to the source.

As a result, the number of Chibok schoolgirls held captive has dropped from 98 to 96.

It should be remembered that on April 14, 2014, terrorists seized 276 girls from the Government Secondary School in Chibok. Colonel Obinna Ezuipke, the director of the Intelligence Unit of the Joint Military Task Force, Operation Hadinkai, had stated that there are 98 Chibok girls still held captive.

"Out of the 276 abducted Chibok girls, 57 girls escaped in 2014 while 107 girls were released in 2018. Three girls were recovered in 2019, two in 2021 and 9 were rescued in 2022, bringing the total of 178 girls out of captivity and 98 remaining in Boko Haram captivity." he stated.