Senior sources in Nigeria’s military have told SaharaReporters that the 82 Chibok girls released today by dreaded Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, regained their freedom after intense negotiation with a faction of the militant group.
The sources disclosed that the deal involved the Federal Government’s release of two senior Boko Haram commanders who had been in detention by the Nigerian security services. According to one of the sources, a combined team of military and Red Cross negotiators flew the two detained Islamist commanders to Banki town in Borno State where they were handed over to a team of Boko Haram representatives.
The Boko Haram team had, in turn, brought the 82 Chibok girls to the outskirts of Banki where a heavy contingent of Nigerian troops took custody of them.
The sources said the negotiators included operatives from military intelligence as well as officials of the Department of State Security (DSS), Nigeria’s secret police.
A resident of Banki told our correspondent that he and other members of the town were a bit apprehensive when they saw two helicopters land in the town. “We were not sure why the helicopters were landing until we saw two men handcuffed and driven away in a military convoy and also the Chibok girls driven into town under heavy military escort,” said Sani Usman.
Our military sources also disclosed that the Nigerian government paid Boko Haram a significant amount in foreign currencies in addition to releasing two of the insurgent group’s detainees.
SaharaReporters first broke the news of the latest release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls out of 195 of the girls who remained in captivity. Boko Haram fighters abducted more than 300 schoolgirls on April 14, 2014, but some of the girls managed to flee from their abductors. In October 2016, the Nigerian struck an agreement with Boko Haram under which 21 of the schoolgirls were released. Two others were found wandering out of the sight of their abductors last year.
The Nigerian government has not released the names of the 82 girls released today. A Nigerian government source, who asked for anonymity, disclosed that the girls would be flown first to Maiduguri before heading to Abuja tomorrow.
(SaharaReporters)
The sources said the negotiators included operatives from military intelligence as well as officials of the Department of State Security (DSS), Nigeria’s secret police.
A resident of Banki told our correspondent that he and other members of the town were a bit apprehensive when they saw two helicopters land in the town. “We were not sure why the helicopters were landing until we saw two men handcuffed and driven away in a military convoy and also the Chibok girls driven into town under heavy military escort,” said Sani Usman.
Our military sources also disclosed that the Nigerian government paid Boko Haram a significant amount in foreign currencies in addition to releasing two of the insurgent group’s detainees.
SaharaReporters first broke the news of the latest release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls out of 195 of the girls who remained in captivity. Boko Haram fighters abducted more than 300 schoolgirls on April 14, 2014, but some of the girls managed to flee from their abductors. In October 2016, the Nigerian struck an agreement with Boko Haram under which 21 of the schoolgirls were released. Two others were found wandering out of the sight of their abductors last year.
The Nigerian government has not released the names of the 82 girls released today. A Nigerian government source, who asked for anonymity, disclosed that the girls would be flown first to Maiduguri before heading to Abuja tomorrow.
(SaharaReporters)
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Thank you lord! We need to know the stat of mothers n pregnant girls amongst them
ReplyDeleteSo that you can teach them how to abort or sell their children? Onye nzuzu
DeleteNigerian government...bunch of liars!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope it is true
DeleteThere is no way on earth this Chibok girls thing isn't a scam.
DeleteHow would Boko Haram leader that Nigerian army claim the wounded recently grant the release of these girls?
Terrorists don't work like that. ISIS kill hostages when you attack them, in Nigeria terrorists release hostages when attacked, BS! Since Buhari took over, no new videos from Boko Haram and the likes. C'mon! Masterminds of Boko Haram and APC have very similar goals if they aren't one and the same group.
ISIS and terrorism specialist...please enlighten us more! It's armchair quarterbacks and social media gladiators like you that muddle up everything for this country...get your facts straight before spewing thrash...mba! I must comment syndrome
DeleteNigeria is a country that anything goes. Buhari, keep fooling yourself thinking you are fooling us. Boko haram were paid heavily in foreign currencies...what a wawuu...another way of diverting funds and providing arms for muslims in preparation for "islamisation" of our dear Nigeria. Northern leaders, you people should continue. Do you negotiate with people that have killed in hundreds of thousands? What exactly are you paying them for? This is advanced fraud honestly.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly. Why would you negotiate with terrorists? To give them more money to fund terrorism? So what have you achieved? Why can't you be a step ahead of the terrorists? Is it that we don't have military intelligence anymore? So so sad. And paying them in foreign currency? Smh.
DeleteYou've said it all.
DeleteAkuko... Tales by the moonlight
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ReplyDeleteBH will now use d money to buy more arms n kill army recruits...smh!
ReplyDeleteLol abi ooo.
DeleteGood to know.
ReplyDeleteWhatever...saw the half baked news on CNN yesterday.
ReplyDeleteAbegiiii
ReplyDeleteNa today?
Just imagine our govt paying boko Haram afterall the atrocities they have committed. So this govt can't crush boko haram? Buhari weldone sir
ReplyDeleteAnything for 2019 election, bubu, nope I don't trust you people
ReplyDeleteNegotiations. Keep deceiving your APC members not me
ReplyDeleteWhat that clueless govt of Jonathan could not do.i am ibo and I served in Borno state, I can tell u that truly those girls and many more were kidnapped.anybody who doubts the kidnap story would have one of his or her own kidnapped so that he/she would experience the trauma the parents of these girls are currently going through
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 09:02 I think you should have your head checked. So u must swear for those who do not believe just cos u feel u have firsthand knowledge of d matter. Pls just say its true if u believe and leave others to their own beliefs. No need to swear.
DeleteI'm igbo too but I know some many igbos are stupid especially you. It's not about ethnicity here though, it's about logic. And if you igbo, stupid and believe any nonsense then that's good for you. Every ethnicity has ignorant ass people.
DeleteKeep shout if u are ibo disclose your identity I am hausa I know buharia and Apc are scam. I lived in the north, we know it's a scam
DeleteU think say I am an ibo makes you an ibo... You can't be an ibo and say most of your people are stupid.. An ibo born won't say that...
DeleteIf you are truly igbo you won't spell it as "ibo". ITIBOROBO.
ReplyDeleteThat am Ibo alone shows he is not igbo self. Liar pants on fire
DeleteThose Bokoharam people should use whatever ransome they got to relocate abeg. They should take cue from former Nigerdelta militants who r now living happily in Europe and America
ReplyDeleteAnother scam of Apc. Chibok girls is a scam to unseat Jonathan. Aunty Oby how market? They have used you and dumped you will the other lady was compensated with NPA job and left you with 🙌 1 Nigeria. Ntorrrrrr to all the judge.
ReplyDeleteAnother scam of Apc. Chibok girls is a scam to unseat Jonathan. Aunty Oby how market? They have used you and dumped you will the other lady was compensated with NPA job and left you with 🙌 1 Nigeria. Ntorrrrrr to all the judas.
ReplyDeleteWe negotiate with terrorist to put more innocent people at risk. You have secured the release of 82 but with the foreign currency given to them, they can cause mayhem and more problem for us so I can again to what end?
ReplyDeleteBuhari and APC should keep fooling theirselves... bunch of lairs
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about the news. Happy the girls will be reunited with their family,but we all know they will never be the same. What if they have been brainwashed and are now suicide bombers? Then the money federal government pays book harm for the release of these girls, the money is now used to purchase sophisticated weapons, and thousands of lives are destroyed and more people kidnapped.
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