The girl, Salomi Pogu, was identified by the Nigerian Army as the same person with the serial number 86 on the list of girls abducted from a secondary school in Chibok, almost four years ago in Borno State.
In a statement signed by the #BBOG spokesperson, Sesugh Akume, the group thanked the Nigerian army for Ms Pogu’s release and expressed hope that the remaining girls would be released soon.
The #BBOG group, however, noted that Ms Pogu’s name is numbered 15 on its list and not 86 as indicated by the Nigerian Army.
“Our 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.
“She 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,” the statement says.
The statement adds that the BBOG group will commence its monthly march to the Presidential Villa on January 23.
Pogu was rescued by Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed in Pulka Bornu State, on Thursday. Also rescued was a 14-year-old girl, carrying a baby who was identified as Jamila Adams.
The BBOG has been at the forefront of a global-pronged campaign to facilitate the release or return of the remaining Chibok girls, 112 of who are still missing.
Wow…Thank God for her. I pray that the other girls be released.
Mehn four years. ..