The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Wednesday that only eight of the abducted students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School Chibok, Borno, were now missing as confirmed by the Principal of the school.
The headquarters said more students were freed on Wednesday evening.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, in an update on the rescue of the abuducted students.
Olukolade said that the students were freed during the on-going search and rescue operations.
“With this development, the principal of the school confirmed that only 8 of the students are still missing.
“One of the terrorists who carried out the attack on the school has also been captured.”
He added that efforts were underway to locate the remaining 8 students.
It would be recalled that over 100 students were abducted from the school by a group of terrorists. (NAN)
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