Twenty-one schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants in Nigeria two years ago have been freed, officials in the west African country have said. The news will raise hopes that more of the 276 schoolgirls, taken from their hostel in a government boarding school in the town of Chibok by Boko Haram in April 2014, will be released. The kidnapping of the girls led to the global campaign #BringBackOurGirls, with public figures including the US first lady, Michelle Obama, calling for their release. Few details have emerged of the ordeal of the abducted girls, many of whom are believed to have been taken as wives and systematically raped. Others have reportedly been forced to carry out demanding physical tasks. About 190 girls from Chibok are still being held by the militants. Fifty-seven fled within hours of being captured. In May, one girl was found and rescued in an area close to Boko Haram strongholds. Garba Shehu, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed that 21 of the released girls were in the custody of the state services department. Local media reported that Boko Haram had dropped the girls at a location from where the military picked them up. “The release of the… Read full this story
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