Area of Borno State who were abducted
by the dreaded Boko Haram sect have been
reportedly rescued.
According to report, the girls who were
kidnapped during a raid by the insurgents on
Monday night, April 14, 2014 , were rescued on
Tuesday and Wednesday morning by a group of
vigilante, local hunters and soldiers.
As fate would have it, after kidnapping the girls
and putting them in tipper lorries, they got stuck in the bush while they were trying to crossover some muddy area between Chibok and Askira/Uba.
Some of the girls were said to have jumped out of the lorry and ran for their lives.
Speaking on the incident, one of the rescued
girl's father, Malam Ali Iliya said, his daughter told him that when they got stuck, the insurgents allowed those who jumped out escape and they did not shoot at them, adding that those who could not run either as a result of fear or wound are still with them in the bush.
The girls who escaped were found scattered in
the bush by vigilante and local hunters.
Malm Ali said, "Some of them were wounded,
some were with fracture, which I believe was as a result of jumping from the high vehicle, but we are happy that our children have been rescued .
"Now we are praying for those who are still with
the Boko Haram; our prayer is that every father
will have his child back ."
According to his daughter, the abductors were
over a hundred in number and the abducted girls were 243 as they were asked to count
themselves.
He added that his daughter Hajara was sound
and healthy but weak.
Meanwhile, the governor of Borno State, Kashim
Shettima today promised to give N50 million to
any individual or group that would volunteer
credible information on the whereabouts of the
abducted girls.
The Boko Haram insurgents have been wrecking
havoc across the country. Sometime in February, the insurgents had attacked a Federal
Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killing many students.
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