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Buhari welcomes 82 freed Chibok girls behind closed doors
The 82 Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram on Saturday were received on Saturday at the Presidential Villa Abuja, by President Muhammadu Buhari, reportedly behind closed doors.
The girls were conveyed in two buses into the Villa some minutes after 7pm.
Read also: Boko Haram releases 82 more Chibok girls (Updated)
The 82 Chibok girls were earlier in the day received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, on behalf of Buhari.
They were earlier airlifted by helicopters from Borno state to Abuja.
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yanju omotodun
May 8, 2017 at 12:36 pm
Buhari has tried a lot, I am sure the remaining girls will be released soon by God’s grace.
Animashaun Ayodeji
May 8, 2017 at 1:02 pm
If they work towards their release, now I’m sure this government is capable of releasing the rest of the girls.
Joy Madu
May 9, 2017 at 5:24 am
Story all this are Buhari and his partner in crime plan they know what they are doing don’t worry very soon the other girls will come out and it will be said that Buhari government brought them out why Jonathan government took the girls to the forest
seyi jelili
May 8, 2017 at 1:14 pm
Amen. Because they are ladies like me. They need dignity
Anita Kingsley
May 8, 2017 at 12:57 pm
Take it or leave it, Buhari’s administration is a success. I never though any of the girls could return, now we have over 100 of them. This is great
Agbor Chris
May 8, 2017 at 1:07 pm
In the area of Boko Haram, this government has really tried, but in areas like economic, security, this government is nothing to write about
seyi jelili
May 8, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Kyari has taken the position of Babachir Lawal ordinarily it is Babchir that would have sat with Buhari in welcoming the girls. Welcome back the freed chibok girls, may you never experience such trauma again in life
JOHNSON PETER
May 8, 2017 at 1:39 pm
And what does that teaches us? They are talking about chibok girls, you are talking about Babachir lawal positioning. You must be daft