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Presidency confirmed that 21 Chibok have been released.

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Some of the released Chibok girls 



The Presidency on Thursday confirmed that 21 of the over 200 girls abducted from their school in Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014 have been released. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists. Shehu said the released girls were currently in the custody of the Department of State Services. He said the Director-General of the DSS, Lawal Daura, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari of the development shortly before the President left for Germany. The presidential aide added that Daura wanted the girls, who were very tired, to rest before he would hand them over to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. He attributed the release of the 21 girls to negotiations between the government and the Boko Haram sect brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government. He said, “The release of the girls, in a limited number is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the the Boko Haram brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government. The negotiations 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. “Lawal 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.”

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