The father of one of the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in the northern town of Chibok said his daughter has escaped from the camp of Boko Haram, BBC reports on Friday.
The father told the BBC that he had spoken to his daughter, amid unconfirmed reports that an unknown number of the girls had escaped from Boko Haram camp on Thursday.
The man said his daughter confirmed she had fled together with other captives during fighting.
Those who managed to escape are believed to be in Maiduguri, Borno State, although there were still few details known about how they fled.
Reacting to the development, co-convener of the #Bring Back Our Girls movement, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili on Thursday said she hope that the rumored freedom of the remaining abducted girls is true.
“Yes, we have heard the rumors about our remaining #112ChibokGirls.
“Dear Lord, please let it be true that they have been released .
“No child, no parent, no one deserves what the #ChibokFamilies have been through in this country at the hands of their governments,” she tweeted
It would be recalled that Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town, Borno State in 2014.
In 2015, the federal government secured the release of 82 of the abducted girls.
Since then, there has been an outcry, protest and agitation by the opposition and civil societies to rescue the remaining 114 girls.
