Twenty-one of the more than 200
Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school
in Chibok by Boko Haram fighters in
2014 have been released, according to
Nigeria's presidency.
The release followed negotiations
between Nigeria's government and
Boko Haram brokered by Red Cross and
Swiss government officials, a
spokesman for the country's president
said on Thursday.
"It is confirmed that 21 of the missing
Chibok girls have been released and are
in the custody of the Department of
State Services," presidential spokesman
Garba Shehu said in a statement.
"The release of the girls ... is an
outcome of negotiations between the
administration and the Boko Haram
brokered by the International Red Cross
Source: Aljazeera
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