According to BBC, the girls were released in the early hours of Thursday, October 13. More than 200 girls were abducted from their schools in Borno state in 2014 by the terrorists and while some of them have reportedly died, the rest have been held by the dreaded group. Garba Shehu senior special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, spoke to a popular Nigerian blogger via phone and said he does not have information yet: “I don’t have any information on the release of the girls, I’m trying to understand what’s going on.” He later confirmed the release of the girls and said they have been handed over to the Department of State Service.
