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| Freed Chibok girls. |
Twenty one "Chibok girls"
who were freed by the Islamist group Boko Haram in October have reunited with
their families for Christmas.
The 21 girls who were released in
October after Switzerland and the International Red Cross made a deal with Boko
Haram, will be returning home for the first time since they were kidnapped from
their school in Chibok in April 2014.
Since they were released in October
this year, the 21 girls have been held in a secret location for debriefing by
the Nigerian government.
One of the girls, Asabe Goni, 22,
told Reuters news agency it was a "miracle" that she was home again.
Helping her mother prepare for
Christmas, she said she was excited to go to church on Christmas Day.
"I never knew that I would
return (home)," she said simply. "I had given up hope of ever going
home."
Of the 276 students kidnapped, 197
are still reportedly missing, and negotiations for their release are under way.
Meanwhile,
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his
administration will ensure the remaining girls regain their freedom as
soon as possible.
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