Presidency confirms release of 21 Chibok girls
Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been freed. The girls’ release has been confirmed by the Presidency
“It is confirmed that 21 of the missing Chibok Girls have been released and are in the custody of the Department of State Services,” said Garba Shehu, Special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, on his verified Twitter account.
“The release of the girls, in a limited number is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the Boko Haram brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government. The negotiations will continue,” he added.
It is confirmed that 21 of the missing Chibok Girls have been released and are in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.
— Mallam Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) October 13, 2016
The Director-General, Malam LAWAL Daura just finished briefing the President H.E MUHAMMADU Buhari.
— Mallam Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) October 13, 2016
The release of the girls, in a limited number is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the Boko Haram…
— Mallam Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) October 13, 2016
…brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government. The negotiations will continue.
— Mallam Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) October 13, 2016
Shehu said the president has been briefed of the development by the director-general of DSS, Lawal Daura.
The identity of the girls has yet to be confirmed, said Bring Back Our Girls campaigner Aisha Yesufu told AFP. But Shehu promised that their names would be released shortly.
He said the DSS would hand them over to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after the girls have rested.
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Great GREAT news for these long suffering families and for the country! Can’t wait for the rest of them to be released yo, thank God.
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