Abba Kyari welcomes rescued 82 Chibok schoolgirls to Abuja
The 82 rescued Chibok schoolgirls have arrived Abuja to meet
with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity, who confirmed this development on his twitter handle, said the
Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari received the girls at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The girls, who regained their freedom on Saturday from Boko
Haram captivity, would be meeting President Buhari at about 4.00p.m today.
The 82 girls were released to international negotiators who
have been working in collaboration with the Federal government for their safe
return since they were kidnapped in April 2014.
Malam Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman on Saturday in a
statement issued in Abuja also confirmed that the girls were release by their
captors in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the Federal
Government. (NAN)
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