Nigeria’s president pledged Thursday that his government would take care of Amina Ali, the first of the “Chibok girls” to be rescued from Boko Haram militants.
Ali, 19, appeared before journalists with her mother, her crying infant and a nurse at the Aso Rock presidential villa in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, governors, cabinet ministers and dozens of photographers were on hand to greet her.
Ali said nothing during the news conference that followed, sitting slumped in a chair while a nurse held her baby.
Ali is being debriefed by Nigerian military officials. Buhari said the Nigerian government would ensure that she received “the best medical, psychological, emotional and whatever other care she requires to make her full recovery and be integrated fully into the society.”
The Nigerian army said later Thursday that a second schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram militants had been rescued. No details were released.
