1 Abducted Chibok girl discovered by Nigerian Army in Borno 8 years after

The Nigerian army has found a woman claiming to be one of the 270 Chibok high school girls abducted 8 years ago by Boko Haram the jihadist group in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria.

In 2014, Boko Haram’s kidnapped 276 school girls age from 12 to 17 from a boarding school in Chibok, Borno State. This sparked a worldwide campaign for their release called #BringBackOurGirls. Eight years later, more than 100 girls are still unaccounted for.

The Nigerian army revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that it had found a woman carrying a baby near a village in the northeastern state of Borno who it said is likely one of the high school girls kidnapped back in 2014.

“Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State on 14 June 2022 intercepted one Mrs Mary Ngoshe and her son. She is believed to be one of the abducted girls from GGSS Chibok in 2014. Further exploitation ongoing.” they said