The commander of the outlawed group stated hunger and ill health as reasons for his action as according to him his family would have starved to death following the blocking of supply routes by intensive military operations.

Ali Gwoza and Apagu Chibok are some of the vigilante members, who identified Amina, when her captor gave himself up.

Amina and her four-month old baby, Safiya, was accompanied by the General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, General Victor Ezugwu to the Borno state Government House to meet Governor Kashim Shettima.

Shettima is expected to proceed with her to Abuja on Thursday where he would hand her over to President Muhammad Buhari.

Journalists have been barred from filming or taking pictures of the rescued girl.

Dressed in a loose gown, pale and frail, Amina walks with difficulty to the governor’s office.

Governor Shettima, who interacted with Amina, has declined comments on the latest turn of events.