One of the Abducted students of Government Secondary School Chibok, in Borno State, and her husband, a Boko Haram-ISWAP terrorist who surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military a few days ago have reunited with her family.
Confirming the reunification on his Facebook page, the Borno Governor, Baba Gana Zulum said “Finding Ruth Keeps Hope Alive”.
The governor on Saturday in Maiduguri, received Ruth Ngladar Pogu, one of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted seven years ago at a Government Secondary School in Chibok.
Ruth, alongside someone she was said to have married during her captivity, surrendered themselves to the Nigerian military on July 28, 2021, at a location in Bama.
Under Zulum’s supervision, security and government officials kept the development secret and used the last 10 days to contact her parents and the association of parents of the missing schoolgirls in order to ascertain her identity.
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An excited Governor Zulum said reuniting with Ruth was a boost to keeping the hopes of parents, other family members, and the Borno State government alive in the optimism that all others, still in captivity, will be safely found and in good health.
Zulum said Ruth and her parents, will undertake a rehabilitation and reintegration program that will focus on her health, psychosocial wellbeing, and her chosen path to a productive future, all of which will be determined by her.
The Governor commiserated with families of those still in captivity and urged them to remain optimistic prayerful and cooperative with security agencies should they be required for any measure.
Chairman of the Chibok Girls Movement, an association of all affected parents, Yakubu Keki, expressed joy over the return of Ruth Nglari Apagu. Appreciating the efforts of security establishments and the concern and support regularly shown by Governor Zulum on the plight of parents whose daughters are still missing.
A credible intelligence source in Maiduguri said that some other Boko Haram-ISWAP insurgents have voluntarily reached out to the military, indicating their interests to surrender and lay down their arms.
