The Nigerian army, on Thursday, handed over 277 girls and kids rescued from Boko Haram terrorists in three native authorities areas of Borno State to the State authorities.
Handing over the rescued captives, who comprised 128 girls and 149 kids to the State’s Commissioner of Girls Affairs and Social Growth, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the Theatre Commander of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Maj. Gen. Shuaibu Waidi, stated the victims had been rescued throughout the Navy operations at Bama, Dikwa and Monguno native authorities areas of the state.
He stated upon their arrival on the barracks, they had been subjected to medical checkups to establish their medical situation earlier than they had been profiled.
The Theatre Commander, who was represented by the deputy Theatre Commander, Maj. Gen. Ken Chigbu, stated, “These are individuals we discovered that they had been kidnapped in opposition to their will. For us, we thought-about them as brothers and sisters. And after we noticed them in that deplorable situation, we rescued them out for civilisation.
“We thank all stakeholders who’ve ensured that our brothers and sisters are introduced out from the bush. The mandate of the ‘Operation Hadin Kai Joint Taskforce North-East’ is to revive normalcy and socio-economic actions within the area. We now have adopted kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to the operations, and what we’re witnessing is the bigger a part of non-kinetic strategy.”
He stated the command has been in synergy with different elements of the Joint Taskforce such because the Navy, Airforce and different safety businesses within the operations, including that what was witnessed was a show of professionalism, and a present that the joint taskforce was working in adherence to the most effective practices.
He recommended the Borno and Yobe State governments for his or her assist to the Nigerian army within the execution of the warfare in opposition to insurgency.
In her remarks, the Commissioner of Girls Affairs and Social Growth, Hajiya Gambo, who was represented by a director within the ministry, Aisha Shettima, appreciated the trouble of the Nigerian army in rescuing the victims.
She stated the rescued victims could be taken to the state’s rehabilitation centre in Bulunkutu, the place they’d be given psychosocial assist and different related actions earlier than they’d be reintegrated into the society.
