Brig. General Abubakar Rabe:

The Nigerian Army has pledged to do its best to rescue the remaining Chibok girls being held captive by Boko Haram terrorists group operating in the North-East.

Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, the acting Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, made the pledge in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on April 14, 2014, over 200 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, were abducted by Boko Haram terrorist group.

In addition to those that had escaped from bondage, efforts of the Nigerian military and other relevant agencies paid off with 21 of the kidnapped girls released two days ago.

The general said the Nigerian Army was happy with the success recorded, pledging to do its best to rescue the remaining girls still being held hostage.

“We are all happy, there is no Nigerian that is not happy with this development; it is not all information that we disclose, there are certain operations which cannot be disclosed.

“People should forgive us for this kind of thing; we will continues to do our best,’’ he assured. (NAN)