82 Chibok girls released by the Boko Haram sect on Saturday have arrived the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @FemAdesina.
He said the girls were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kari, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“82 Chibok girls now in Abuja. Received on behalf of the President at the airport by Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Congrats Nigeria,” Adesina wrote.
The Presidency had on Saturday said security agencies took back the 82 freed Chibok girls in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday said Buhari is “pleased to announce that negotiations to release more of the Chibok Girls have born fruit with the release of 82 more girls today.
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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @FemAdesina.
He said the girls were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kari, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“82 Chibok girls now in Abuja. Received on behalf of the President at the airport by Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Congrats Nigeria,” Adesina wrote.
The Presidency had on Saturday said security agencies took back the 82 freed Chibok girls in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday said Buhari is “pleased to announce that negotiations to release more of the Chibok Girls have born fruit with the release of 82 more girls today.
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