Nigerian Army rescue abducted Yobe schoolgirls inside bush after president Buhari intervened

Abdullahi Bego, Director-General Press Affairs to Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, on Wednesday announced the rescue of the school girls missing since Boko Haram attacked their school on Monday.

This came shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari intervened on the alleged kidnap of school girls by Boko Haram terrorists.

Reacting to the incident on Wednesday, President Buhari said: 

I have directed the Military and Police to mobilize immediately to ensure that all the missing girls of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, are found. The Minister of Defence will also lead a Federal Government delegation to Yobe tomorrow, to ascertain the situation.

I share the anguish of all the parents and guardians of the girls that remain unaccounted for. I would like to assure them that we are doing all in our power to ensure the safe return of all the girls.

Meanwhile, a statement released on Wednesday by Mr. Bego, said: “The Yobe State Government hereby informs the public that some of the girls at Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists last Monday have been rescued by gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army from the terrorists who abducted them.

“The rescued girls are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army.

“We will provide more details about their number and condition in due course.


“His Excellency Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, who is very grateful for the gallantry and hard work of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army involved in the operation, is monitoring the situation closely and will make a statement in due course.”