By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
About 98 abducted Chibok schoolgirls out of the 276 schoolgirls that were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014 are said to be still in captivity of Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forest.
Head of Military Intelligence Unit Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin kai, North East , Theater Commander Headquarters Maiduguri , Colonel Obinna Ezuipke, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Theater Command headquarters, Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri .
Col. Ezuipke said, “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 the statistics of the activities of troops of Operation Hadin kai in August 2022, shows that a total of 43 Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized, 24 others were arrested by the troops in August, while over 100 Boko Haram Insurgents were killed between August and September 202.
He said various weapons, arms and ammunition recovered from the terrorists include 129 AK-47 rifles, 1,515 rounds of ammunitions, 16 FN Rifles, 3 MG, and 17 grenades among others during the operations period
Ezuipke further disclosed that the Nigerian military encountered 26 different attacks from the Boko Haram terrorists. In the course of the encounter, 2 soldiers lost their lives and 9 others sustained various degrees of injury during the attacks.
He explained also that the military carried out a total of 2726 patrols and 982 ambushes against the Boko Haram terrorists during the period under review and from June 2022 to date, a total of 113 people who are suppliers of fuel, food, fertilizers and other logistics to the Boko Haram terrorists were arrested,.
The Head of Military Intelligence added that troops of JTF operation Hadin kai in the north east region have also rescued thousands of civilians comprising of men, women and children, as well as destroyed several property and hideouts of the Boko Haram terrorists in the Sambisa Forest .
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