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Soldiers from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army stand outside the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno State north-eastern Nigeria on March 25, 2016. There’s not much left of the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, where Boko Haram kidnapped 276 teenagers in the dead of night nearly two years ago. Even the word ‘girls’ on the school sign outside has been painted over in black — hidden from the world, just like the 219 students who are still missing. / AFP / STEFANThe Nigerian Army claimed on Wednesday that one of the over 200 schoolgirls still being detained by Boko Haram had been rescued.
The Army referred to the rescued Chibok girl as Falmata Mbalala, but Nigerian activists called her Amina Ali Nkeki.
The Army did not say how the girl was rescued, but Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the
Acting Director Army Public Relations, said in a short statement: “This is to confirm that one of the abducted chibok school girls, Falmata Mbalala, was among the rescued persons by our troops at Baale near Damboa”.
He said details would be provided shortly.