SAD! Over 70 Chibok Girls Died Already, Boko Haram Leader Says, Ready For Talks With FG To Release Others

Fresh report according to London Times, reported on The Nationa Newspaper suggests that over 70 of the 219 Chibok girls abducted over two years ago have died.

News Punch gathered that the dread sect, Boko Haram, having been battered by the renewed fight against it by the Nigerian troops, is ready to discuss surrender and release of Chibok girls

Terror sect Boko Haram seems to willing to broker a deal with the federal government to release the remaining kidnapped Chibok school girls in return for escaping prosecution.

Over 200 students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, were seized two years ago and have not been traced or found.

The Times of London believes only a third of them remain alive, according to the sect leader.

The paper reported that senior members of the terrorist group said it was prepared to negotiate a surrender and release the hostages on the condition they would not be not betrayed by the government or killed for giving up arms.

“We want to surrender because things are getting worse,” said Amir Muhammad Abdullahi, who is reportedly Boko Haram’s second in command. He said no side was winning the battle and that only a third of the girls remained as “the rest have been martyred”.

Two Chibok girls have been found in the last one week – one of whom called Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki – was found near Sambisa forest.

However, there was confusion mounting over whether the second girl, Serah Luka, who was freed in a raid on a Boko Haram camp on 19 May, was from Chibok.

A strategic member of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group, Jeff Okoroafor said yesterday that the body would stand by the report from the just rescued Amina Ali that only six of the Chibok girls had died.

Okoroafor said the group’s leaders were not aware of the latest report that only one third of the Chibok girls were alive.

According to him, “We stand by Amina’s report. Until we get some more concrete and verifiable, we will hold on to what she has said that only six of the girls have died and others are still alive.”

Chibok Community Leader Disowns 2nd Rescued Girl, Says She's Not Our Daughter

A Chibok community leader, Pogu Bitrus by name has disowned the second purported Chibok girl rescued yesterday by  the Nigerian troop.

The girl's name given as Serah Luka is not one of the 218 students of the Government Girls College Chibok who were abducted by Boko Haram members on April 14th 2014, the Associated Press reports. 

Army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman in a statement he released yesterday announcing her rescue, said Sarah is number 157 on the list of 218 missing Chibok school girls However, this seem not to be correct as a Chibok community leader Pogu Bitrus told The Associated Press that Number 157 on their list had a different name.

According to the report, the list has two other young women sharing the surname given by the military and the rescued girl may have been visiting older sisters at the school the night of the kidnapping.

Identity, DETAILS of 2nd Rescued Chibok Girl, Serah Luka Released By Rescuer

More details on how the second rescued Chibok girl was rescued have been made public by the Nigerian Army Headquarters.

In a statement released by the spokesman of the army, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman said;

"At about 11.00am today, Thursday, 19th May 2016, troops of 231 Battalion, 331 Artillery Regiment (AR), Detachment of Armed Forces Special Forces (AFSF) 2, Explosive Ordinance (EOD) Team and Civilian Vigilante group of Buratai, conducted clearance operations at Shettima Aboh, Hong and Biladdili general area in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State."

"During the operations, the troops killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered several arms and ammunitions and other items."

"In addition, they rescued 97 women and children held captives by the Boko Haram terrorists. We are glad to state that among those rescued is a girl believed to be one of the Chibok Government Secondary School girls that were abducted on 14th April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists."

"Her name is Miss Serah Luka, who is number 157 on the list of the abducted school girls. 

But Check on the list of kidnapped girls provided by a #BringBackOurGirls rep in the US which shows one "Kuana Luka" which is number 154 on their list.

 The statement continued; 

"She is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka. During debriefing the girl revealed that she was a JSS1 student of the school at the time they were abducted. She further added that she hails from Madagali, Adamawa State."

"She averred that she reported at the school barely two months and one week before her unfortunate abduction along with other girls over two years ago."

"She added that there other three girls who fled from Shettima Aboh when the troops invaded the area earlier today which led to their rescue."

"She is presently receiving medical attention at the medical facility of Abogo Largema Cantonment, Biu, Borno State."

"Thank you for your kind and usual cooperation."

The statement revealed that, during the debriefing, Ms. Luka disclosed that “she was a JSS1 student of the school” at the time of the abduction. “She further added that she hails from Madagali, Adamawa State,” said the military. 

According to the military, the rescued girl informed the military that three other abducted girls had fled from Shettima Aboh when the troops invaded the area earlier today. The rescued schoolgirl “is presently receiving medical attention at the medical facility of Abogo Largema Cantonment, Biu, Borno State,” said the military statement.

Amina Ali Nkeki had earlier been rescued by the local vigilante called the Civilian JTF