Dozens of the girls managed to flee to safety in the initial melee, but more than 200 are still missing.
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This development comes hours after Boko Haram released its latest video parading a cross section of the Chibok girls and making demands to their parents and the federal government on conditions to secure their release. Numerous girls are thought to have been sexually abused and around 40 are said to have been forced into “marrying” their captors, according to the BBC.
A journalist who had contact with Boko Haram has been declared a wanted man by the Nigerian army.
Salkida, Ahmed Bolori and Aisha Wakil were alleged to have committed offences that contravened the Terrorism (Prevention) Act of 2011, by not providing information about the group, the Army said in a statement by its spokesman, Sani Usman. Tell the government to give them [Boko Haram] their people, so we can come home to you. Her father, Kawo Yakubu, said he hadn’t seen his daughter on any video since her abduction and at least he had now heard her.
“For us, it is not just because of the release of the video but because of our belief that there will be no final closure to Boko Haram until we are able to resolve the issue of these girls”, Mr Mohammed said.
“If our members in detention are not freed, let the government and parents of the Chibok girls know that they will never find these girls again”.
He questioned the President’s sincerity, noting that President Buhari said in May that he had not watched a proof-of-life video sent by Boko Haram to encourage negotiations, apparently as early as January.
The girl was identified as Maida Yakubu was seen in the video describing an air strike by the Nigerian armed forces. I made personal sacrifices for the release of our Chibok daughters.
A Boko Haram militant stands in front of a group of young women – thought to be those kidnapped from Chinok in 2014 – while calling for its captured fighters to be released.
Some people have said they are no more alive.
The government says it is in touch with the militants behind the video.
More than 20,000 people have been killed in the 7-year-old Islamic uprising that has spread from Nigeria to neighboring countries and driven 2.2 million people from their homes.
In recent months, it has increasingly used suicide and bomb attacks as the Nigerian military pushes the group out of territories they once controlled.
The soldier focused on one of the girls so she could verify her identity to the cameras.
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Both CNN and a Vanguard report from Nigeria say this video was released by a faction of Boko Haram that remains loyal to its original leader, Abubakar Shekau.
