One hundred and twenty-one
students of the Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok have been rescued by
the Nigeria’s troops in the ongoing Search and Rescue operations.
The Director of Defence
Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade said in a statement that, the
Principal of the school has confirmed that only eight of the students are still
missing.
The statement said one of
the terrorists who carried out the attack on the school has also been captured.
It said the military
search and rescue operation to ensure the safety of the remaining students is
ongoing in the suspected areas.
Meanwhile, the Governor of
Borno State, Kashim Shettima, had earlier yesterday in Maiduguri, pledged a
fifty-million naira ransom for information that could lead to the release of
the abducted school girls.
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