Parents of abducted Chibok girls and other Nigerians’ expectation
rose highly this morning, Wednesday, April 29, 2012 when the news of the brave
exploits of Nigerian Army in the dreaded Sambisa Forest afternoon before filtered
into the local media that three hundred (300) girls and
women who were in the custody of the insurgents have been rescued.
The report of what is termed well-coordinated, daring and exact
operation by the Nigerian Army High Command was made public early this morning by
Director of Defence Information (DDI), Major General Chris Olukolade. According
to the DDI, Nigerian troops freed 300 girls and women when they stormed the
dreaded and notorious enclaves of the Islamist Fundamentalists group, Boko
Haram known for its attacks on soft targets in Nigeria and surrounding West
African nations.
When asked about the identities of the girls, Olukolade
however declined to disclose the identities of the rescued ladies, apparently
smarting from the experience of the past. He called for patience and
understanding but refused to make a committing statement or raise public expectations
on the identities of the girls and women rescued from the fundamentalists. He said:
Military High Command is yet to ascertaining the
identities of those rescued from the Sambisa Forest. The army is yet to screen
and profile the identities of those freed but busy giving the women and girls
medical and every other care they need now.
According to reports from adjourning communities, when the
news of the Nigerian Army’s operation against the radical group filtered into Chibok
community it brought with it renewed hope and expectation to the parents and relations
of the school girls abducted in their hotels late night of April 14, 2014, an action
that sparked a wave of criticisms and condemnation of the group in Nigeria and
around the world.
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