Some female students abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School in Dapchi, Yobe state have been rescued by the military in a development that confirms speculations that the terrorists abducted some girls on Monday night when they raided the school and town in search of food.
National Daily, Trust quoting a security source, reports that the girls were rescued at Jilli-Muwarti, a border village between Gaidam in Yobe state and Borno State.
The report said the military have taken the girls to Gaidam in Yobe state for medical check-up before proceeding to Damaturu, the state capital.
It could be recalled that the all female school had done a head count on Wednesday and discovered that at least 94 students were unaccounted for.
President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier directed the military to take over security at the school.
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