Mary Nkeki, one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls who was recently rescued by Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) troops in the Northeast, has sought to be reunited with her husband, Mallam Adamu, a repentant Boko Haram member.
Our correspondent learned that the freed girl was one among 276 schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014 in Chibok Community.
Speaking to journalists yesterday (Monday), while handing over Mary Nkeki to the Borno State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Zuwaira Gambo, at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the Theatre Commander OPHK, Maj-Gen. Gold Chibuisi, assured that more such success stories are in the works by the special grace of God.
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According to him, Mary, 27, was rescued on August 14, 2023 by troops of the 81 Nigerian Army Battalion, Dikwa, a border community with Cameroon.
Chubuisi further disclosed that the name of Mary is on number 55 of the lists of abducted Chibok schoolgirls in April 2014.
On how she was rescued, the Commander said: “Mary was rescued by our troops, while one Adamu; her husband surrendered to Army last week in the border areas of Cameroon.”
According to Mary, she had two babies with her husband, but they died of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the Gulumba Forest of Bama local council.
She stated that despite her rescue, she wanted to be reunited with her husband, Adamu, who had already surrendered last week in Dikwa.
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