After the girls' release on Friday night, Makarfi on Sunday had criticised the prisoner swap, saying the government was strengthening the terror group to continue its atrocities in the North-east. Also, a political group called League of Upcoming Political Parties (LUPP) condemned the statement by the PDP faction. "So the idea of criticising the swap of the Chibok girls for Boko Haram prisoners is not necessary, because it was the PDP government that initiated it," he said. When the Boko Haram representatives met us first, what they told us was that 10 of their (Boko Haram) mallams were arrested in Bauchi when they were praying. She also confirmed that the verification of the 82 girls freed at the weekend was being undertaken by the group.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 09, 2017 15:00 UTC