Islamist
terrorist group, Boko Haram group, has reportedly released about
twenty-one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls to the Nigerian
authorities.
In April 2014, the terrorists abducted
over 200 girls from their dormitory in Girls Government Secondary School
in Chibok, Borno State.
According to SaharaReporters,
the girls were picked up by military helicopter from Banki area of the
state where the terrorist group dropped them off earlier on Thursday,
October 13, 2016.
Calls put across to the Nigerian Army
spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman went unanswered. However, response to a
text message forwarded to him is still being awaited as at the time
this report was filed.
The Nigerian presidency has confirmed
that following negotiations between the federal government and Boko
Haram, 21 Chibok schoolgirls have been released and are now in the
custody of the country’s secret police, the Department of State
Services, DSS.
“The director-general, Lawal Daura just
finished briefing President Muhammadu Buhari,” Garba Shehu, a
spokesperson to the president said in a statement on Facebook.
He said that the negotiations were brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government and will continue.
“The president welcomes the release of
the girls but cautioned Nigerians to be mindful of the fact that more
than 30,000 fellow citizens were killed via terrorism.
“Mr. Lawal Daura wants the girls to have
some rest, with all of them very tired coming out of the process before
he hands them over to the Vice President,Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The
president takes off shortly on a trip to Germany for a state visit.
“The names of the released girls follows shortly,” the statement said.
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