The Bring Back Our Girls group have praised the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and men of the Nigerian Army for their eforts in combating the terrorist group, Boko Haram. The group also welcomed the news of the return of another Chibok girl, Mariam Ali Maiyanga who was discovered this morning by troops of 121 Battalion among a group of fellow escapees.
The group’s position was made known by its Spokesperson, Sesugh Akume in a statement made available to journalists.
The group also sympathized with the Nigerian Army over the death of the Commanding Officer of the 212 Task Force Tank Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Muhammed Abu Ali, a highly-rated, young officer and 4 other members of his team, in a separate incident at Mallam Fatori yesterday in an ‘unfortunate and saddening’ incident.
Below is the full statement of the group;
“We welcome news of the return of another of our abducted #ChibokGirls. Reports from the Acting Director of the Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman Kukasheka, state that Maryam Ali Maiyanga was found amongst a group of fellow escapees by troops of 121 Battalion, Nigerian Army, deployed at Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State this morning.
“Preliminary investigations on our part, show that Maryam Ali (Number 198 on our list), a school prefect, is from Askira Uba and was abducted along with her twin, Halima Ali (Number 197), who is yet to return. We shall update the public with more details as necessary.
“We applaud the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari, the military and other security formations working day and night to rout the terrorists and rescue all Nigerians in captivity.
The news of the death of the Commanding Officer of the 272 Task Force Tank Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Muhammed Abu Ali, a highly-rated, young officer and 4 other members of his team, in a separate incident at Mallam Fatori yesterday, is unfortunate and saddening. We send our heartfelt condolences especially to their families, the Nigerian military.”
Source: Breaking Times
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