One of the kidnapped Chibok girl named Ruth Ngladar Pogu has reunited with her family nin Borno State.
Ruth along a man suspected to be her husband surrendered to the Nigerian Army along with her two children.
She was abducted on April 2014 by Boko Haram fighters led by Shekau.
However upon the death of Shekau in the Hands of ISWAP fighters, some of his loyal fighters have been surrendering to the Nigerian Army.
Ruth eventually was handed over to the Borno State Government which in turn handed her over to her parents.
Meanwhile the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday in Maiduguri, received Ruth, one of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted seven years ago at a Government Secondary School in Chibok.
Ruth, alongside someone she was said to have married during her captivity, surrendered themselves to the Nigerian military on July 28, 2021, at a location in Bama.
Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, said the governor received the Chibok girl at the Government House in the presence of overwhelmed parents who reunited with her.
An excited Governor Zulum said reuniting with Ruth was a boost to keeping the hopes of parents, other family members and Borno State government alive in the optimism that all others, still in captivity, will be safely found and in good health.
Zulum said the government, in collaboration with Ruth and her parents, will undertake a rehabilitation and reintegration programme that will focus on her health, psychosocial wellbeing and her chosen path to a productive future, all of which will be determined by her.
The Governor commiserated with families of those still in captivity and urged them to remain optimistic prayerful and cooperative with security agencies should they be required for any measure.
Chairman of the Chibok Girls Movement, an association of all affected parents, Yakubu Keki, expressed joy over the return of Ruth Nglari Apagu.
He said, the people of Chibok appreciate the efforts of security establishments and the concern and support regularly shown by Governor Zulum on the plight of parents whose daughters are still missing.
