Army detains ‘self-acclaimed’ husband of rescued Chibok girl

The Nigeria army says it has in its custody one Mohammed Hayatu who claimed to be the husband of Amina Nkeki, the rescued Chibok girl.

The army in a statement issued by Sani Usman, its spokesman, on Wednesday, however, recanted on its earlier claim that the name of the girl is Falmata Mbalala.

There had been confusion over the identity of the rescued girl. But with the new position of the army it appears the quandary has been rested.

“Please recall that we   informed you that one of   the abducted Chibok school girls has been rescued earlier today and promised to give further details,” the statement read.

“Further to that, in continuation of Operation Crackdown,  troops of 25 Brigade Damboa in conjunction with Civilian JTF deployed in one of the blocking positions at Baale, near Damboa rescued one Miss Amina Ali  and a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Mohammed Hayatu, who claimed to be her husband.

“Both were brought to headquarters 25 Task Force Brigade Damboa at about 2.30pm today.   Preliminary investigation shows that she is indeed one of the abducted Chibok School girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on 14th April 2014 in Chibok and her name is Amina Ali as against Falmata Mbalala that was earlier stated.

“In addition, she is a nursing mother with a 4 month old baby girl who was named Safiya. Both the suspected Boko Haram terrorist and the nursing mother have been taken  to Maiduguri for further medical attention and screening.”

Until her rescue, Nkeki was one of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity.