This is the second successful release negotiations of some of the Chibok girls that this government has achieved within two years of the administration.
Nigerians are greeted with the news of the release of another 82 of the abducted Chibok girls late night on Saturday, May 6, 2017.
In a statement released by the Nigeria’s Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina confirmed the released of the 82 Chibok girls who will be received in Abuja, Today, May 7, 2017, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is pleased to announce that negotiations to release more of the #ChibokGirls have yielded results.
“Today, 82 more #ChibokGirls were released.
“After lengthy negotiations, our security agencies have taken back these girls, in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities.
“The released #ChibokGirls are due to arrive in Abuja tomorrow Sunday, May 7, and will be received by the President,” the statement reads.
On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram, an extremist and terrorist organisation based in the Northeastern Nigeria. Over the last three years, about 163 of the girls have been released through either successful escape from the group, military adventure or an international organisation facilitated prisoner exchange swap deal.
The current release/swap deal of the 82 girls was mid-wived by the Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross, who had earlier helped to secure a similar release of over 20 girls in October 2016. It is believed there are about 113 of the girls still missing.
A military source said the girls were currently in Banki near the Cameroon border for medical checks before being airlifted to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. From there they will be flown to Abuja on Sunday, May 7, 2017.
For much of the time they have been kidnapped, there is a general concern about the state of health of these girls.
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