Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram (file photo)
Terrorist group, Boko Haram has released about Eighty-two out of the 250 Chibok girls that were kidnapped sometime in 2014.
According to Sahara Reporters, the girls, numbering 82 or
thereabouts, were released after a negotiations between the Islamist
group and the Federal Government.
“Our source revealed that the 82 girls who just regained their
freedom are currently in Banki town in Borno State, awaiting airlift to
an unknown destination.
“The source added that once the girls are secured in a new
location, they would be debriefed, undergo psychological and medical
test and then be reunited with their families.” Sahara Reporters stated.
Boko Haram had kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the Borno
town of Chibok in 2014. The Nigerian Army has been fighting the
terrorist group in Sambisa forest resulting in the death of many people.
The terrorists have been using suicide bombers in their latest attacks.
The latest news will come as a welcome development to relatives of
the over 200 abducted girls who have been missing for nearly four years
now.
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