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| The 21 Chibok girls released by Boko-Haram today, Thursday, October 13, 2016. |
The full names of the twenty one Chibok girls released by the dreaded Boko -Haram insurgents today, Thursday, October 13, 2016 has emerged.
Recall about 276 Chibok girls were abducted on the 14th of April 2014 under the administration of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and with Kashim Shettima as the Governor of Borno state.
Since then, a lot of efforts have been made to ensure their release but all to no avail, which has led to some people describing the abduction as a 'scam' in some quarters.
Though 276 females students were kidnapped, about 57 of the schoolgirls managed to escape over the next few months.
Recall also in December 2015 President Buhari, said he was willing to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the Chibok girls without any preconditions.
In May 2016, President Buhari recorded what can best be described as the 'first success' of his administration as regards the freedom of the abducted girls, after one of the abducted girls, identified as Amina Ali Nkeki was rescued.
Amina who had a baby and was believed to have gotten married, however noted that she escaped from the Boko-Haram camp and was not rescued by the Nigerian Army as speculated when she regained freedom initially.
The couple and their daughter were found on the outskirts of Sambisa Forest in May. Her husband, identified as Mohammed Hayatu at the time of their escape, told a witness that he too had been kidnapped by Boko Haram.
Meanwhile, after months of peaceful protests by the Oby Ezekwesili led Bring Back Our Girls Group (#BringBackOurGirls), about 21 out of the 218 girls regained their freedom today, Thursday, October 13, 2016.
The girls were released in a deal carried out by the Nigerian Department of State Security (DSS) and supported by the Swiss government.
Some of the released girls who met the Vice President in Abuja this evening include:
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| Names of the 21 Chibok girls released by Boko-Haram today, Thursday, October 13, 2016. |
1. Mary Usman Bulama
2. Jumai John
3. Blessing Abana
4. Luggwa Sanda
5. Comfort Habila
6. Maryam Basheer
7. Comfort Amos
8. Glory Mainta
9. Saratu Emmanuel
10. Deborah Ja’afaru
11. Rahab Ibrahim
12. Helin Musa
13. Maryamu Lawan
14. Rebecca Ibrahim
15. Asabe Goni
16. Deborah Andrawus
17. Agnes Gapani
18. Saratu Markus
19. Glory Dama
20. Pindah Nuhu
21. Rebecca Mallam.
In a related development, a new report last week, revealed that Boko Haram demanded €5billion (about N1,706,850,000,000) from the Federal Government to free 219 Chibok girls, which President Buhari actually rejected.
These facts are contained in the book, “Muhammadu Buhari: The challenges of leadership in Nigeria”, authored by Prof. John Paden.
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