The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Leo Irabor has said the army is not aware of the escape of any Chibok girls during a clearance operation in the Northeast stressing that no escaped chibok girl is in their custody.
This is against report by CNN and some other media claiming that several missing Chibok girls escaped from Boko Haram captivity.
Major General Irabor who on Sunday led other Service Chiefs on an operational visit to the Headquarters, Command and Control Centre of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital, told newsmen that contrary to claims making the rounds, there are no new set of escaped Chibok girls in the army’s custody.
The CDS, however, said “we desire that the rest of the Chibok Girls receive their liberty and if our operations have helped these ones to escape, if it yielded such results, then we are glad.
CNN reported that a father of one of the kidnapped girls, Ali Maiyanga father to Halima Ali Maiyanga confirmed the escape. However, the American media outfit said it was unable to confirm from the military.
