KIDNAPPED CORPER FREED BY BOKO HARAM

“Her freedom came as a result of a joint coordinated engagement involving key stakeholders. It is an outcome of a preliminary level negotiation involving the state government, the Kalthum Foundation for Peace, a non-governmental organization with interrogatory negotiation with the leadership of the terror group handled by a prominent investigative journalist with critical access.

"The insurgents released Ms. Umar as a sign of goodwill to commit to a new process of resolving the conflicts in the region. The state government, the military, the DSS played vital roles deploying professional field experience and strategic cover for the process. The state government shall continually bring the media up to speed as may be necessary,"

the state government said in a statement. Brigadier General Abdulmalik Biu told the deputy governor, Umar Kadafur, that the NYSC member was rescued through various collaborative efforts of the state government, security agencies and other critical stakeholders.

“We are here, Your Excellency, to hand her over to the Borno state government for onward reuniting her with her family,” he said. Kadafur commended the military for rescuing the woman while adding that it was an encouragement to the state government in the efforts to see to the rescue of the remaining Chibok girls still with the Boko Haram.

 “We know she may have missed most parts of her NYSC programme, but the Borno state government would do everything to ensure she gets the best supports she needs to reintegrate in the society,” he said. Speaking after her rescue, the corps member said: “I thank God and the military that rescued me.”

 Legit.ng earlier reported that some suspects were arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) for allegedly supplying petroleum products to Boko Haram terrorists. The members of the gang were reportedly operating between the borders of Nigeria and the neighbouring Cameroon Republic in Adamawa state.