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Hope for families as Army rescues 12 abducted girls in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Mussa district of Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The girls were seized on November 23 while harvesting crops on their farmlands, a development that forced many residents to flee to nearby communities for safety.
According to counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, which quoted security sources, the rescue operation was carried out on Saturday. It was, however, unclear if any ransom was paid to secure their freedom.
The rescued girls were identified as Fatima Shaibu (17), Fatima Umaru (15), Hauwa Abubakar (18), Saliha Muhammed (15), Sadiya Umaru (17), Amira Babel (15), Zara Adamu (17), Nana Shaibu (15), Zainab Musa (18), Zainab Muhammed (17), Jamila Saidu (15) and Hauwa Hamidu (17).
Following their rescue, the teenagers were taken to a military facility for medical checks and profiling. They will be reunited with their families after clearance.
Spike in Attacks Across Northern Nigeria
The rescue comes amid rising insecurity in the North, with repeated cases of kidnappings, killings, and ambushes by terrorists.
In Borno, ISWAP recently attacked a military convoy, capturing Brigadier General M. Uba alive before killing him. Similar waves of abductions have been recorded across Zamfara, Sokoto, and Yobe states.
More than 200 schoolchildren were recently abducted from schools in Niger and Kebbi states. In Kwara, 38 worshippers were kidnapped during a livestreamed church service.
While 24 schoolgirls kidnapped in Kebbi regained freedom on November 25, and the 38 abducted worshippers were also released, many of the schoolchildren abducted in Niger remain in captivity.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said 50 of the kidnapped students managed to escape, but at least 250 are believed to still be held by their captors.
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