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Chibok girls: Nigerian army claims second rescue | Chibok girls: Nigerian army claims second rescue |
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A second schoolgirl from the more than 200 seized in the Nigerian town of Chibok has been found, the army says. | A second schoolgirl from the more than 200 seized in the Nigerian town of Chibok has been found, the army says. |
But a spokesman for the Chibok girls' parents has cast doubt on the claims, saying that the girl's name is not on the families' list of those missing. | But a spokesman for the Chibok girls' parents has cast doubt on the claims, saying that the girl's name is not on the families' list of those missing. |
An army spokesman said Serah Luka was among a group of 97 women and children rescued by troops in the north-east. | An army spokesman said Serah Luka was among a group of 97 women and children rescued by troops in the north-east. |
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has abducted thousands of other girls in recent years, rights groups estimate. | Islamist militant group Boko Haram has abducted thousands of other girls in recent years, rights groups estimate. |
This comes two days after the rescue of the first Chibok girl, Amina Ali Nkeki. | This comes two days after the rescue of the first Chibok girl, Amina Ali Nkeki. |
The army has previously given misleading statements about the rescue of the Chibok girls - in its initial statement after Ms Nkeki was found, it used a wrong name. | |
In all, 218 girls remain missing after their abduction by the Boko Haram Islamist group from Chibok secondary school in north-eastern Nigeria in 2014. | In all, 218 girls remain missing after their abduction by the Boko Haram Islamist group from Chibok secondary school in north-eastern Nigeria in 2014. |
Ms Nkeki told a Chibok community leader that six of the kidnapped girls had died, but the rest were still in the Sambisa forest where she was found. | Ms Nkeki told a Chibok community leader that six of the kidnapped girls had died, but the rest were still in the Sambisa forest where she was found. |
In a statement, Col Usman said: "We are glad to state that among those rescued is a girl believed to be one of the Chibok Government (Girls) Secondary School girls that were abducted on 14 April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists." | In a statement, Col Usman said: "We are glad to state that among those rescued is a girl believed to be one of the Chibok Government (Girls) Secondary School girls that were abducted on 14 April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists." |
"Her name is Miss Serah Luka, who is number 157 on the list of the abducted school girls. She is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka." | |
But the head of the group representing the Chibok girls' parents said their own records did not match up with the details given by the army. | |
Yakubu Nkeki told the BBC there were four priests among the parents but none with the surname Luka. | |
Furthermore, the army said Miss Luka comes from Madagali in Adamawa state, but Mr Nkeki said all the abducted girls were from Borno state. | |
If the Nigerian army's information about the class the girl was in is correct, she would have been aged between 11 or 12 at the time of her abduction, correspondents say. | |
Most of the girls abducted were several years older and about to sit their school-leaving examinations. | Most of the girls abducted were several years older and about to sit their school-leaving examinations. |
Col Usman said the 97 women and girls were found on Thursday in the Demboa area of Borno. | |
Earlier on Thursday, the first Chibok girl found, Ms Nkeki, 19, was flown to the capital Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari. | Earlier on Thursday, the first Chibok girl found, Ms Nkeki, 19, was flown to the capital Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari. |
Mr Buhari said he was delighted she was back and could resume her education. | Mr Buhari said he was delighted she was back and could resume her education. |
"But my feelings are tinged with deep sadness at the horrors the young girl has had to go through at such an early stage in her life," he added. | "But my feelings are tinged with deep sadness at the horrors the young girl has had to go through at such an early stage in her life," he added. |
Ms Nkeki and her four-month-old baby were found by an army-backed vigilante group in the huge Sambisa Forest, close to the border with Cameroon. | Ms Nkeki and her four-month-old baby were found by an army-backed vigilante group in the huge Sambisa Forest, close to the border with Cameroon. |
She was with a suspected member of the Boko Haram Islamist group who claimed to be her husband. | She was with a suspected member of the Boko Haram Islamist group who claimed to be her husband. |
More on the Chibok abductions: | More on the Chibok abductions: |
Chibok rescue revives Twitter campaign | Chibok rescue revives Twitter campaign |
Inside Mbalala, the town that lost its girls | Inside Mbalala, the town that lost its girls |
Chibok abductions: What we know | Chibok abductions: What we know |
On patrol in the Sambisa forest | On patrol in the Sambisa forest |
Torment of a freed Boko Haram 'bride' | Torment of a freed Boko Haram 'bride' |
During the April 2014 attack, Boko Haram gunmen arrived in Chibok at night and raided the school dormitories, loading 276 girls onto trucks. | During the April 2014 attack, Boko Haram gunmen arrived in Chibok at night and raided the school dormitories, loading 276 girls onto trucks. |
More than 50 managed to escape within hours, mostly by jumping off the lorries and running into roadside bushes, leaving 219 in the hand of Boko Haram. | More than 50 managed to escape within hours, mostly by jumping off the lorries and running into roadside bushes, leaving 219 in the hand of Boko Haram. |
The abduction led to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, which was supported by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai. | The abduction led to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, which was supported by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai. |
Boko Haram at a glance: | Boko Haram at a glance: |
Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |