Osinbajo confirms rescue of another Chibok schoolgirl, says
Femi Adesina
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday confirmed that
another Chibok schoolgirl had been found, barely 12 days after the release of
the 82 abducted girls by their captors.
Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, who made this known to State House correspondents in
Abuja, said the recovery of the girl was announced by the acting president
during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.
According to her, the affected girl has been brought to
Abuja to join her colleagues who were rescued from captivity.
“Yes, at the Federal Executive Council’s meeting, the
Vice-President broke the cheering news to members of the cabinet and after that
I have also spoken to defence people who confirmed it,” Adesina said.
“The details are yet to fully unravel . But in terms of is
it true- yes, it is true. I learnt she is already being brought to Abuja, but I
have not seen her.”
The presidential aide expressed the hope that the remaining
Chibok schoolgirls and other Nigerians in captivity would soon be rescued.
He also dismissed the assertion that members of the Boko
Haram sect had started regrouping in the Sambisa forest, saying that the
Federal Government had the capacity to confront any security challenge arising
from any part of the country.
“One thing you can be sure of is that this government has
the capacity to confront any security challenge that arises,” Adesina said.
“So, if they are regrouping they will be flushed out again.
“I believe that we have seen the worst of that insurgency.
We are in a mopping up process and I believe the mop up would be completed.’’
82 girls were recently released by their captors in exchange
for five Boko Haram suspects held by the federal government. Twenty one others
were released in October last year and another three also regained their
freedom, in separate circumstances.
They were released to international negotiators who have
been working in collaboration with the federal government for their safe return
since they were kidnapped in April 2014.
(Source: NAN)
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