ANOTHER CHIBOK SCHOOL GIRL RESCUED

At about 11.00am today, Thursday, 19th
May 2016, troops of 231 Battalion, 331
Artillery Regiment (AR), Detachment of
Armed Forces Special Forces (AFSF) 2,
Explosive Ordinance (EOD) Team and
Civilian Vigilante group of Buratai,
conducted clearance operations at
Shettima Aboh, Hong and Biladdili general
area in Damboa Local Government Area
of Borno State.
During the operations, the troops killed 35
Boko Haram terrorists and recovered
several arms and ammunitions and other
items.
In addition, they rescued 97 women and
children held captives by the Boko Haram
terrorists. We are glad to state that
among those rescued is a girl believed to
be one of the Chibok Government
Secondary School girls that were
abducted on 14th April 2014 by the Boko
Haram terrorists.
Her name is Miss Serah Luka, who is
number 157 on the list of the abducted
school girls. She is believed to be the
daughter of Pastor Luka. During
debriefing the girl revealed that she was a
JSS1 student of the school at the time they
were abducted. She further added that
she hails from Madagali, Adamawa State.
She averred that she reported at the
school barely two months and one week
before her unfortunate abduction along
with other girls over two years ago.
She added that there other three girls
who fled from Shettima Aboh when the
troops invaded the area earlier today
which led to their rescue.
She is presently receiving medical
attention at the medical facility of Abogo
Largema Cantonment, Biu, Borno State.
Thank you for your kind and usual
cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations