The Nigerian military has rescued and handed over a corps member, Miss Halima Umar who was abducted in early January 2019 by Boko Haram insurgents to the Borno state government for rehabilitation.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Nigerian Army Maiduguri, Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama Biu while handing over NYSC corps member to the Borno state Deputy Govenror, Alhaji Usman Kadafur Thursday, says “officers and soldiers on Operations at the Sambisa forest as part of their clearance operations rescued some civilians that were in captivity of the Boko haram insurgents among whom is Miss Halima Umar, an NYSC member serving with the Borno State Ministry of Finance who is an indigene of Gwoza local government area of Borno state.
He said: “She is rescue today Thursday and the NA decided to hand over the rescued Corps Member to the state government for rehabilitation and reintegration with her family and society at large.”
“You will recall that sometimes in early January this year while the serving corps member Halima Umar with the State Ministry of Finance when to visit her parents and relations in Gwoza town and on her way back to Maiduguri she was abducted along with some people by Boko haram insurgents along the way between Gwoza town and Pulka town and since then, she has been in their captivity, until today that we rescue her”, Bulama said.
Receiving Miss Halima on behalf of the state government Kadafur thanked the Nigerian army and other security agencies in the state for rescuing her and other civilians.
He also appreciated the efforts of the security agencies in the fight against insurgency while assuring that the state government will continue to render all the necessary support to the security agencies to bring to an end the crisis.
Kadafur further appealed to the security agencies to expedite efforts to rescue the Chibok school girls still in captivity of the Boko haram insurgents.
In her remarks, Halima thanked the security agents and other collaborating agencies in rescuing and reuniting her with her parents and loved ones.
