The recently rescued pregnant Chibok girls, Hauwa Martha has delivered a healthy bouncing baby boy at the military hospital in Maiduguri on 28th, April, 2023.
The theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General, Ibrahim Ali disclosed this while briefing journalists at the theatre’s headquarters, in Maiduguri on Thursday said, Haywa Martha who was rescued with 8 months, 2 weeks pregnancy and a 3-year-old child by the troops of 114 Battalion Buta delivered a baby boy on 28th April 2023.
“Hauwa who was about 8 months and 2 weeks pregnant during the time of her rescue delivered a bouncing baby boy on 28 Apr 23 while undergoing thorough medical examination along with her baby Fatima at 7 Div Medical Hospital and Services. Equally, Hauwa and her children, have been adequately resuscitated and will be handed over to the Borno State Government for further administration”, General Ali said.
The theater Commander said ” On 21 Apr 23, Hauwa Maltha and her 3 year old baby were rescued by troops of 114 Task Force Battalion Bitta at Lagara during operations. She is on serial number 02 of the abducted Chibok Girls List. Hauwa is 26 years old, Kibaku by tribe from Jila in Chibok LGA of Borno State. While in captivity Hauwa got married at Gulukos to one Salman, a cameraman to Shekau. Salman later died in Lake Chad. Thereafter, Hauwa Maltha got married to one Mallam Muhammad in Gobara and had 2 children for him who later died due to sickness. Mallam Muhammad, her second husband was also killed in Ukuba terrorist enclaves in Sambisa forest during clashes between JAS/ISWAP.”
General Ali said it could be accredited that 14th April 2023 276 Chibok were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents, 57 escaped, at that moment, 107 were released in 2018, 3 were rescued in 2019, 2 in 2021,11 2022 and 2 in 2023, while 94 still unaccountable.
He assured them that they would not rest on their oars until they rescued the remaining Chibok girls and restored obsolete peace back to the Northeast.
“Also rescued, on 21 Apr 23, Esther Marcus and her one-year-old baby, Juwairiya were rescued by troops of 114 Task force Bitta at Lagara during operations. She is on serial number 103 of the abducted Chibok Girls List. Esther is 26 years old, Kibaku by tribe from Jila in Chibok LGA of Borno State. While in captivity, she was forcefully married to one Garba AKA (Garus), a BHT fighter who was killed during troops’ offensive operations on terrorists’ enclaves. She was later married off to another BHT, Abba in Ukuba terrorist enclaves in Sambisa forest until her rescue by troops of OPHK.”, the TC said
The TC said since they were rescued, they have undergone thorough medical examination along with their r babies and they have been equally resuscitated and handed over to the Borno State Government for further administration.
He expressed appreciation to the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor and Service Chiefs for their strategic guidance and provision of requisite logistics and operational platforms.
He also assured Nigerians, especially the people of the Northeast that the military would rest on their oars until peace is fully restored back to the regions.
