Yana Pogu, identified as one of the 276 female students abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in Chibok, Borno State has been rescued.
Pogu was rescued on Thursday along with her four children by the troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai.
A report by Zagazola, a publication focused on counter-insurgency operations in the Lake Chad region, said the troops rescued Pogu and her children, including a set of twins delivered about four months ago, after killing an unspecified number of Boko Haram terrorists.
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The troops, backed by a column of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), were said to have achieved the feat after storming the enclave of the terrorist group in Bula Dawo axis in Bama Local Government Area, Borno State.
An intelligence source told Zagazola that the troops engaged and overwhelmed the insurgents, neutralising scores of terrorists in the process while several others escaped with fatal gunshot wounds.
The source said:
“In the course of the encounter, troops successfully rescued Yana Pogu, a Chibok girl who was number 19 on the missing girls list along with her four children,” the source said.
“She was found with a four-month-old set of twins in a very unhealthy condition.
“Some of the fleeing insurgents also attempted to ambush the troops who, acting on intelligence, the troops responded swiftly with aggressive fire power, forcing them to flee.
“More women were rescued after the encounter. They were transferred to 21 Armoured Brigade, Bama for medical attention.”
Two hundred and seventy-six pupils were kidnapped by insurgents from the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in the Chibok area of Borno State on April 14, 2014.
Several number of the girls have been rescued while dozens are still in captivity, according to reports.
On July 26, troops of the Nigerian Army reportedly rescued two of the schoolgirls abducted by insurgents in 2014.
Thereafter on June 16, it was reported that troops of the 202 battalion and 82 division task force battalion rescued two of the students with two children.
The Nigerian Army also, was reported to have rescued Ruth Bitrus, another Chibok schoolgirl, with a child, from an insurgents’ hideout in Bama LGA of Borno State on June 29.
