Many of the remaining Chibok girls abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok local government area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria have escaped from their abductors.
It could be recalled in 2014, 219 Chibok girls were abducted in Government Girls Secondary School Chibok local government.
107 have returned, 82 of them through negotiation with the terrorists, while 112 were said to have remained in captivity.
It was gathered that they managed to escape following attacks on some of the hideouts of the Boko Haram inside the Sambisa forest.
Residents of Chibok local government were thrown into jubilation upon receiving the news that some of the girls taken in 2014 have found ways home.
A parent, Malam Madu Mutta told newsmen in Maiduguri that, the whole of the Chibok community is pleased with the report.
Another source revealed, that among the escapees is one Halima Ali said to have been married to a Boko Haram commander.
Also confirming the reports of their escape, the Secretary, Chibok Parents Association, Lawal Zannah said that some of the girls had escaped but he had not yet ascertained the number.
Government officials in Maiduguri and the Military are yet to comments on the development.
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