Troops of the 114 Task Force Battalion, Bita in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state, have successfully rescued Hauwa Maltha, a 26-year-old abducted Chibok schoolgirl, along with her three-year-old baby during operations at Lagara on April 21, 2023. Maltha, serial number 2 on the abducted Chibok schoolgirls list since April 14, 2014, belongs to the Kibaku tribe in Jila, Chibok LGA of Borno State.
In a related development, troops of Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have arrested 19 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and seized several weapons from their hideouts in the North East of Borno. The terrorists were intercepted and arrested on April 29 at Kangori village, located about 17km west of Damasak, during intensified patrols, raids, and mop-up operations by the troops of OPERATION DESERT/LAKE SANITY II in the Bulabulin general area. The troops also recovered IED-making equipment, six AK-47 magazines, and burned down some of the terrorists’ hamlets.
The rescue of the Chibok schoolgirl and her baby, and the arrest of the Boko Haram terrorists, were confirmed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region. Since her rescue, Maltha, who is about eight months and two weeks pregnant, has undergone thorough medical examination along with her baby. They will be handed over to the Borno State Government for further management.
