Photo: Al-JazeeraThe scene at an earlier release of Chibok girls. Nigerian authorities have said 82 Chibok schoolgirls have been released into military custody in the north of the country. They were released "in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities" and would arrive in Abuja on Sunday where they would "be received by the president." Boko Haram kidnappingsThe kidnapping in April 2014 was one of the most high profile incidents in Boko Haram's insurgency in northeastern Nigeria. Experts also believe that Boko Haram also forces its kidnap victims into becoming suicide bombers.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2017 05:26 UTC