âªIn this Thursday, October 13, 2016 photo released by the Nigeria State House, Chibok school girls recently freed from Islamic extremist captivityâ¬.
May 5, 2017
82 Chibok girls released in Boko Haram prisoner swap
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria on Saturday said 82 schoolgirls who were among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists 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.