The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday confirmed that another
Chibok schoolgirl had been found, barely 12 days after the release of
the 82 abducted girls by their captors. The development came about 2 weeks after Boko Haram release 82 Chibok girls.
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity, told State House correspondents in Abuja, that the
recovery of the girl was announced by the acting president during the
Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
According to him, the girl has been brought to Abuja to join her colleagues who were rescued from captivity.
“At the Federal Executive Council’s meeting, the Vice-President
broke the cheering news to members of the cabinet and after that I have
also spoken to defence people who confirmed it.
“The details are yet to fully unravel . But in terms of is it true-
yes, it is true. I learnt she is already being brought to Abuja, but I
have not seen her”.
The presidential aide expressed the hope that the remaining Chibok
schoolgirls and other Nigerians in captivity would soon be rescued.
He also dismissed the assertion that members of the Boko Haram sect
had started regrouping in the Sambisa forest, saying that the Federal
Government had the capacity to confront any security challenge arising
from any part of the country.
“One thing you can be sure of is that this government has the capacity to confront any security challenge that arises.
“So, if they are regrouping they will be flushed out again.
“I believe that we have seen the worst of that insurgency. We are in a
mopping up process and I believe the mop up would be completed.’’