More students from the Government Girls' Secondary School, in Chibok,
have been freed this evening in the ongoing Search & Rescue
operations to free the abducted students.
On Monday, members from the Boko Haram Islamic sect had kidnapped
upwards of 200 students in a nighttime raid on the school. They were
heavily armed, and some wore military uniforms in an attack that
included several fires, with an exchange of gunfire on the state run
school.Continue for more pictures and details...
With this new development, the Principal of the school has confirmed
that only 8 of the students are still missing. 16 of the reported 200
students had escaped as one of the vehicles driven by the Boko Haram
sect had broken down during the Monday evening raid. One of the
terrorists who carried out the attack on the school has also been
captured.
The military remains in hot pursuit of Boko Haram militants in their
intervention and search and rescue operation. A Nigerian military
spokesman had said the operation will continue to ensure the safety of
the remaining students is ongoing in the suspected areas.
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