Adesua Etomi dedicates birthday to abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

Nollywood actress Adesua Etomi

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, on Thursday dedicated her birthday to students of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi in Yobe State abducted by Boko Haram militants on Monday.

The wife of R&B singer, Banky W, disclosed this in an Instagram post to thank those who showed her love on the day she officially clocked 30.

“Let’s pray for their safe return to their families who love them,” she pleaded.

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Her prayer request came hours after the Yobe State Government announced that the girls had been rescued by the Nigerian Army.

“The Yobe State Government hereby informs the public that some of the girls at Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists last Monday have been rescued by gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army from the terrorists who abducted them.

“The rescued girls are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army,” the government said in a statement released on Wednesday.