PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release, through negotiations, of three University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) lecturers abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Magumeri, Borno State. Also released from the Boko Haram terrorists are 10 women, kidnapped in a raid by the militant group on a military/police convoy on Damboa road, near Maiduguri. The statement said their release followed a series of negotiations as directed by President Buhari and was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC. In expectation of their being brought to the DSS headquarters, a team of doctors and psychologists has been placed on standby. He commended all those who in one way or the other helped in making the release possible.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 10, 2018 21:00 UTC