The Troops of 81 Task Force Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai, have rescued Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, 27, at Dikwa, Borno state.
Nkeki is the 16th girl rescued by troops in recent months.
The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi told journalists on Monday, Nkeki was number 55 of the abducted Chibok girl list.
He said she was forcefully married to one Adam, a Boko Haram terrorist.
Chibuisi revealed that Nkeki was rescued on August 14 along with her repentant insurgent husband by troops of 81 Task Force Battalion at Dikwa during an operation into the terrorists’ enclave.
Chibuisi stated: “She is on serial number 55 of the abducted Chibok girl list. Now 27 years old Kibaku by tribe.
“While in captivity, she was forcefully married to one Adam, a Boko Haram terrorist. Since her rescue, she has undergone thorough medical examination in our medical facility.
“Equally, she has been adequately resuscitated and will be handed over to Borno state,” he said.
Nkeki, while told newsmen shortly after she was handed over to the Borno State Ministry for Women Affairs officials that she gave birth to two female children for Adam, who are all deceased.
She said she and her husband repented from insurgency and fled the terrorists enclave at the Dikwa axis, and reached a point where the troops rescued both of them.
However, since their rescue, she was separated from Adam, who has taken to the repentant insurgents’ camp.