In an earlier statement by the Deputy Director Public Relations, Military Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Nigerian military announced the rescue of the Chibok girl who was found in the company of a 14 year old girl and her baby.
Spokesperson for the #BBOG Sesugh Akume in a statement yesterday confirmed that Salomi is number 14 on their list and not 86 as stated by the military and her father is mallam Pogu Yahi from Chibok.
He stated, โThe Military Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole has announced that Nigerian troops of the operation in Pulka today rescued one of our 113 missing Chibok girls, Solomi Pogu, along with another young girl of about 14 years old, Jamila Adams who is with a child. All of them are said to be in the safe custody of the troops and receiving medical attention.
โOur movement is delighted to confirm this news to be true. Salomi Pogu is a daughter of Mallam Pogu Yahi from Kaumutahyahi, a village in Kuburmbula ward of Chibok LGA. Both her parents are currently IDPs in Rumirgo Village, in nearby Askira/Uba LGA in Borno State.
โShe is Number 15 on the publicly known list of missing #ChibokGirls NOT Number 86 as the statement by the military said. This brings the number of our missing #ChibokGirls to 112.
โWe are yet to ascertain further details about Jamila Adams and the baby.
โOur monthly #BBOGMarchToTheVilla for our #ChibokGirls (and others) for the month of January comes up from Tuesday 23 January.โ
