98 Kidnapped Chibok Girls Still In Boko Haram Captivity After 8 Years —Nigerian Military

There are 98 kidnapped students of Government Girls’ Secondary School Chibok of Borno State still in captivity, the Joint Military Taskforce in the Northeast Nigeria, Operation Hadin Kai has said.

The head of the Intelligence Unit of Operation Hadin Kai, Colonel Obinna Ezuipke said out of the 276 abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, 98 were still in captivity.

Ezuipke disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Operation’s headquarters at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri.
“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 said.

Speaking about the fight against insurgency in August 2022, Ezuipke said 43 terrorists were neutralized, while 24 others were arrested by troops.

He however added that over 100 terrorists were killed in September 2022 and that 129 AK-47 rifles, 1,515 rounds of ammunition, 16 FN Rifles, 3 MG, and 17 grenades, among others, were recovered, Daily Trust reports.

Ezuipke revealed that the military recorded 26 attacks from the terrorists, adding that two soldiers were killed and 9 others sustained various degrees of injury in the process.

He said the military carried out 2,726 patrols and 982 ambushes against the terrorists.

Speaking on the arrest of suppliers of logistics to Boko Haram, Ezuipke further revealed that from June 2022 to date, troops arrested 113 people who are suppliers of food, fertiliser and other logistics to the terrorists.

He added that the troops also rescued many women and children, and destroyed the hideouts and belongings of terrorists.

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