The military falsely claimed rescue and undercounted missing girls threefold

Evidence

A day after the abduction, the Nigerian military said it had rescued nearly all the girls. But a day later, not only did the military retract its claim—it had not, in fact, rescued any of the girls—but also the number of girls it said was missing, just over 100, turned out to be triple that. Over 300 girls were stolen that night. — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 398

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 398
• XREF: connects to: The Nigerian military falsely claimed it had rescued the Chibok girls — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 398