Nigerian Army Rescues Another Chibok Schoolgirl Kidnapped in 2014

The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued another schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram eight years ago. Ruth Bitrus, a student who was taken from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno State on April 14, 2014, was rescued along with her son by troops of 21 Army Armoured Brigade in Bama, Borno State on June 29, 2022. According to Ruth, she escaped from Sambisa forest, where she was being held captive, after eight years. Her ordeal ended when her 'terrorist husband' was killed by a bomb, and she was able to escape with her son.

Key Takeaways:

• Ruth Bitrus, a student kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, was rescued by Nigerian Army troops in Bama, Borno State on June 29, 2022.
• Ruth escaped from Sambisa forest, where she had been held captive for eight years after being kidnapped in 2014.
• Her 'terrorist husband' was killed by a bomb, and she was able to escape with her son.
• The Nigerian Army had previously rescued two other Chibok schoolgirls, Mary Dauda and Hauwa Joseph, two weeks prior to Ruth's rescue.
• Over 100 schoolgirls are still unaccounted for after being kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.
• Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students aged 16-18 from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in April 2014.
• Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have been conducting sustained massive offensives against Boko Haram, resulting in hunger and displacement in the terrorists' enclaves.

Statistics:

• 276 female students were kidnapped by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in April 2014.
• Over 100 schoolgirls are still unaccounted for eight years after they were kidnapped.
• Two Chibok schoolgirls, Mary Dauda and Hauwa Joseph, were rescued by the Nigerian Army two weeks prior to Ruth's rescue.
• Ruth's ordeal lasted for eight years after she was kidnapped in 2014.
• The Nigerian Army's rescue operation in Bama, Borno State on June 29, 2022, resulted in the liberation of Ruth Bitrus and her son.

Sources:

• Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad (interviewed by the correspondent)
• The Nigerian Army (troops of 21 Army Armoured Brigade and Operation Hadin Kai)
• LEADERSHIP newspaper (published report on Boko Haram kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls)