82 freed Chibok schoolgirls flown to Nigerian capital
Source: The Guardian
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls held captive for more than three years by the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have been released and flown to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in a deal that involved an exchange of prisoners held by the government.
The young women were among 276 mostly Christian schoolgirls whose abduction by Boko Haram caused an international outcry in April 2014. In the early hours of Sunday the Red Cross secured the transfer of the former captives, who were flown to Abuja, where they were expected to meet the president. Anxious families awaited an official list of the names of those released.
The former captives were photographed boarding a helicopter on Sunday morning, after the government negotiated their release in exchange for an unspecified number of prisoners from Boko Haram.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/07/chibok-schoolgirls-familes-await-as-82-are-freed-by-boko-haram-exchange-prison
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(70,205 posts)Glad to see a congress woman tweet about this..
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Congressmember BassVerified account @RepKarenBass 19h19 hours ago
With every release, we get one day closer to bringing home ALL our girls. #BringBackOurGirls http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/06/africa/chibok-girls-released/
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I Am #ABWisdom @adbridgeforth 7h7 hours ago
What if they were white girls?
Would they still be abducted 3 years later? NO.
#ChibokGirls
#BringBackOurGirls
SHAME ON US ALL!
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Leandri J van Vuuren @Lean3JvV 23h23 hours ago
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Free at last! THREE YEARS after being abducted by Boko Haram, 82 Chibok schoolgirls have been released. #BringBackOurGirls
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(153,160 posts)this is really wonderful news
I've been sending care packages to soldiers in Nigeria, fighting Boko Harem