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82 Chibok girls released in Boko Haram prisoner swap: Nigeria

  ABUJA: Nigeria on Saturday said 82 schoolgirls who were among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram militants 
Published May 7, 2017

 

ABUJA: Nigeria on Saturday said 82 schoolgirls who were among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram militants more than three years ago were released as part of a prisoner swap.

"Today 82 more Chibok girls were released in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities," the presidency said on Twitter, adding the students were expected in Abuja on Sunday.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2017
 

 

 

 

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