Borno State Government has disclosed that it has partnered with security agencies to rescue the remaining 89 Chibok girls after ten years in captivity.
Assuring the parents of the abductees during a press conference at NUJ Press Centre in Maiduguri on Saturday, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, said with the combined efforts of security forces, intelligence agencies, and community support, all abducted Chibok girls will be safely returned.
According to him, the state government will not rest on its oath until the last of the innocent Chibok girls are back home with their families.
He explained that recently 16 Chibok girls were rescued by the security men and have already been rehabilitated by the state Government now they are attending the 2nd Chance School where they learn skills in various vocations that will provide them with sustainable livelihoods, while their kids are also placed in nursery schools.
“On this auspicious occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the abduction of Chibok Girls, the state government wishes to inform the public that we shall continue to struggle to salvage our abducted girls on behalf of the parents and relatives of the Chibok girls who are still in captivity.
“The Borno State Government is committed to rescuing and reuniting the remaining Chibok girls and reuniting them with their families. We understand the pain and anguish that the families of those still in captivity are going through, this is our sorrow.
“So far, out of the 276 abducted Chibok Girls,187 have been rescued and reunited with their families. Most of the rescued girls have, over the years, been enrolled in different schools or graduated under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs. A number of the girls have been enrolled in local and foreign scholarships or empowerment programmes.
“Many have since been reunited with their immediate families and are continuing to receive psychosocial support to reconcile them with normal life and four of them have voluntarily decided to return to their parents”.