Aso Rock on Thursday confirmed the release of 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014.
Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the girls were in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS)
The presidential spokesman said in a statement: “It is confirmed that 21 of the missing Chibok Girls have been released and are in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.
“The Director-General of the DSS, Malam Lawal Daura has just briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter.
“The release of the girls, in a limited number, is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and Boko Haram, brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government. The negotiations will continue.”
The extremist militant group kidnapped nearly 300 female students from a secondary school in Chibok on April 14, 2014, provoking international outrage promoted by the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
