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| Released Chibok girls boarding a Chopper to Abuja |
The 82 rescued Chibok schoolgirls have arrived Abuja to meet with
President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity, who confirmed this development on his twitter handle, said
the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari received the
girls at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The girls, who regained their freedom on Saturday from Boko Haram
captivity, would be meeting President Buhari at about 4.00p.m today.
The 82 girls were released to international negotiators who have been
working in collaboration with the Federal government for their safe
return since they were kidnapped in April 2014.
Malam Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman on Saturday in a
statement issued in Abuja also confirmed that the girls were released by
their captors in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the
Federal Government.
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