JUST IN: Released 21 Chibok girls, parents arrive Aso Villa for meeting with Buhari
The girls were released by the Boko Haram.
The girls were released by the Boko Haram.
The #BBOG accused the groups of using its name to make money.
The Nigerian leader also lamented the high number of internally displaced persons.
The group distanced itself from the suspicious fund raising programme.
“There are many reckless analysts and commentators who are not helping the situation."
The president speaks during an interview in Germany.
The girls danced and greeted their families during the service.
A faction of the group has the remaining girls.
The group compared names given by the government with those on its list.
“In getting this 21 out, we hope we will get enough intelligence to go about securing the rest of them.”
“The role we played was neutral intermediary. We were not involved in the negotiation.”
"I congratulate the families of these young ladies who have endured so much anxiety and pain...," Mr. Tinubu said.
The military did not learn about the operation until Wednesday night when they were told to proceed to pick up ...
“Dawn, dusk, almost a 1000 days. Twenty-one of our girls are back. The nation has been waiting for you.”
This is the verbatim remarks of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja Thursday while receiving the just released Chibok girls.
"Until proved otherwise, the story still appears like one of the diversionary tactics of the federal government."
“We had faith in Buhari from the very day he took off as President”.
Please note that this is not a swap. It is a release, the product of painstaking negotiations and trust on ...
“This wonderful development confirms what we have always known about the capacity of our government to rescue our #ChibokGirls”.
The president speaks as he departs for Germany.
Senior officials said the girls were swapped for four Boko Haram insurgents.
The girls are in the custody of the SSS.
The Information Minister also spoke of the government's readiness to work with the Bring Back Our Girls group.
The group on Friday marked 900 days since nearly 300 school girls were abducted in Chibok.
"If you want your girls, bring back our brothers," Shekau said in Hausa.
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