Chibok school girl Amina Ali after her rescue was airlifted to Maiduguri from Damboa alongside her baby, Safiya and Boko Haram 'husband' Mohammed Hayatu aboard a Nigeria Air Force Super Puma helicopter.
Army spokesman Col Sani Usman said that the subjects examined at an Air Force medical facility before the airlift.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Hayatu has been handed over to Operation Lafiya Dole headquarters for investigation.
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Friday, 20 May 2016

Rescued Chibok girl, Boko Haram 'husband' being airlifted from Damboa (Photos)
Posted on 00:47 by Steve Igbokwe
Thursday, 19 May 2016

Troops free pastor's daughter in second Chibok girl rescue (Photo)
Posted on 23:21 by Steve Igbokwe
Army spokesman Col Sani Usman has confirmed the rescue of a second Chibok girl, Sarah Luka in Sambisa forest.
Sarah Luka was a JSS 1 student at Government Secondary School, GSS, Chibok at the time of her abduction in April 2014.
Usman said that Luka was rescued by troops during clearance operations in parts of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
"At about 11.00am today, Thursday, 19th May 2016, troops of 231 Battalion, 331 Artillery Regiment...

Amina Ali, rescued Chibok girl meets Buhari in Aso Rock (Photos)
Posted on 22:58 by Steve Igbokwe
Pictures show rescued Chibok girl Amina Ali (initially identified as Falmata Mbalala) and her child being received by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
She was accompanied by Governor Kashim Shettima and other people from Borno State.
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Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Army confirms rescue of Chibok girl.
Posted on 09:12 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that one of the over two hundred school girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014 has been rescued.
The confirmation was made on Wednesday in a press release signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman.
"This is to confirm that one of the abducted Chibok school girls, Falmata Mbalala, was among the rescued persons by our troops at Baale near Damboa."
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting...

GOC 7 Division directing Sambisa operation from the air (Photo)
Posted on 08:46 by Steve Igbokwe
The Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu on board an Air Force reconnaissance plane during Tuesday's operation at Alafa and Njimia terrorist camps in Sambisa forest.
Fifteen terrorists were killed and forty-one hostages rescued during the operation.
Several items including vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and firearms were also recovered.
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NCC issues code to protect mobile phone users from unsolicited messages
Posted on 05:16 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a directive mandating all mobile network operators to dedicate the short code 2442 on their networks to consumers who do not want unsolicited messages.
The short code is expected to be used by subscribers to opt in to the "do not disturb" database of the mobile network operators.
The NCC said that the directive is intended to protect consumers from unfair practices through the availability of information...

Troops rout cattle rustlers and bandits at Yan Mangu forest
Posted on 04:39 by Steve Igbokwe
Tuesday the 17th of May 2016 was a very bad day for armed bandits and cattle rustlers operating from Yan Mangu forest around Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State as they were raided by troops of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army operating under the auspices of Operation MESA.
A statement signed by Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman said that the troops arrested 2 bandits and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 AK-47 rifle magazine loaded with 7 rounds of...
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