Rakiya Abubakar and her baby

Nigerian troops fighting insurgency in Borno State, under the code name Operation LAFIYA DOLE during investigation of arrested suspected Boko Haram terrorists discovered one of the abducted Chibok School girls, Rakiya Abubkar, with her six months old baby, Brigadier General Sani Usman, Director of Army Public Relations said in a statement on Thursday.

The Army public relations chief said after preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the girl is the daughter of Abubakar Gali Mulima and Habiba Abubakar of Chibok.

He added that the girls further stated that she was a student of Senior Secondary School Class 3B (SS 3B), before her abduction along with her colleagues on 14th April 2014 by the Boko Haram terrorists.

According to Usman, Rakiya Abubakar is presently undergoing further medical investigation and would soon be released to the Borno State Government.