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World|life|May 8, 2017 / 03:53 PM
82 Nigerian schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram arrive in nation's capital

AKIPRESS.COM - Three years after close to 300 Nigerian school girls were abducted by Boko Haram, several dozen who are newly freed arrived in their nation's capital to meet the president, Associated Press reported. 

An advocacy group, #BringBackOurGirls, that has been working toward their rescue said it is "exceedingly delighted" at the release of 82 of the girls who had remained missing since the mass abduction in April 2017.

The group said the freeing of the girls Saturday was the result of a negotiated deal and the efforts of security agencies, the nation's military, the government of Switzerland, the Red Cross and international nongovernmental organizations.

It commended Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the federal government and other partners "for this heartwarming development."

The girls were freed in a swap for an unknown number of detained Boko Haram suspects, according to Buhari's office.

Anxious family members are awaiting an official list of those freed in the hope of reuniting with their children, according to a report in the Associated Press.

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