By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Nigerian Army, on Sunday, November 30, 2025, announced the safe rescue of 12 kidnapped teenage girls in Borno State
The Source reports that the girls aged between 15 and 20 years,were on November 23 ,2025 abducted by suspected members of Boko Haram/IWAP while working on family farmlands in Mussa District of Askira-Uba local council of the State.
A statement on the official site of the Army informed that the victims were rescued by troops.of the Operation Hadin Kai on Saturday November 29, during an intelligence-driven exercise.
“The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District of Askira-Uba Local Government Area ,Borno state.
“They were freed on Saturday, 29th November, following a swift, intelligence-led operation by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the Southern Borno axis”, the Army stated.
According to the military authorities, the freed girls have been relocated to a secure facility where they are currently receiving medical attention, psychological support and also being debriefed.
The statement noted that the victims will be reunited with their families immediately after the completion of the rehabilitation processes.
” Upon completion of these processes, they will be formally reunited with their families. Their recovery has brought immense relief to the community which had been gripped by fear following the abduction”. the Army added.
The names of the rescued are Fatima ,Shaibu ,( 17) , Fatima Umaru (15) , Hauwa Abubakar ( 18) ,Saliha Muhammed (15) , Sadiya Umaru (17) ,Amira Babel ( 15 ) ,and Zara Adamu (17) .
Others are Nana Shaibu (15) , Zainab Musa (18) , Zainab Muhammed (17) Jamila Saidu (15) and Hauwa Hamid (17)..
The military, while lauding the troops for their resilience, doggedness and swift response, also appreciated the collaborative efforts of stakeholders, and locals whose timely intelligence accounted largely for the successful operation.
This is as the military authorities reaffirmed the determination of troops to continue to provide adequate protection for residents ,as well as ensuring the prevention of further attacks on civilian population by terrorists.
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