BREAKING: First and second batches of Chibok girls reunite as parents arrive Abuja to identify their daughters
The girls have been camped in the Department of State Services (DSS) medical facility in Abuja since their release and have been subjected to medical tests.
- Parents of the 82 Chibok Girls recently freed by Boko Haram have arrived in Abuja
- The parents are in the Federal Capital Territory to reunite with the girls, two weeks after they regained their freedom.
- The reunion will mark the first time the parents will be meeting their children in more than three years
Parents of the 82 Chibok Girls recently freed by Boko Haram have arrived in Abuja to reunite with the girls, two weeks after they regained their freedom after negotiations with the Islamist group, Boko Haram.
The girls have been in the Department of State Services (DSS) medical facility in Abuja since their release and have been subjected to medical tests.
The minister of women affairs and social development, Mrs Jumai Alhassan had denied reports that their parents were being denied access to them.
The parents arriving the facility where their daughters are kept. Photo credit: The Punch
She explained that the reality was that their photos had been sent to the parents and that they were undergoing tests.
Over 100 of the Chibok girls who were abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 are still in captivity.
The parents waiting for their daughters to arrive. Photo credit: The Punch
In a related development, Channels TV reports that the 21 Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram in October 2016 have reunited with the 82 of their colleagues that regained their freedom two weeks ago.
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The freed Chibok girls exchanging plesantries. Photo credit: Channels TV
Both batches of girls were freed by Boko Haram in a swap deal with the federal government after negotiations with the terrorist group.
The reunion took place today, Saturday, May 20 in Abuja where the girls have been kept by the government since their release.
The freed Chibok girls in ecstatic mood as they greet their colleagues. Photo credit: Channels TV
The girls are part of the 276 girls abducted by the insurgents from Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno State in 2014.
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Meanwhile, the federal government has clarified that the Chibok girl released this week, was not one of the 276 girls abducted in 2014.
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