by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 were released to the Nigerian government.


According to their sources, the girls were picked up by military helicopter from Banki area of Borno state where Boko Haram militants reportedly dropped them off. It was reported that 18 of the 21 girls had babies by Boko Haram members and that 4 Boko Haram members were swapped in exchange for the 21 Chibok girls.



However, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said, contrary to reports, that only one of the 21 released Chibok girls has a baby. On Thursday evening, Osinbajo led some top government officials to visit the girls at the DSS Medical Centre, Airport Road, Abuja, where they are currently receiving medical attention. The Vice-President disclosed to journalists that the Federal Government did not swap any Boko Haram detainee for the release of the girls.

"There was no exchange of any kind. There was no swap of any kind. Even when we started negotiations, we said we would consider all options available to us. Absolutely, there was no exchange of any kind", he said.

When asked if the government would consider a swap for the release of the remaining girls still in captivity, Osinbajo said the government would look at all options and weigh them carefully.

"In doing so, however, the security and safety of the country would be considered. In the process of negotiation, we will look at all options and we will weigh the options carefully and decide what to do. But what has happened and the process we have begun is one which has not involved any type of swap of Boko Haram commanders or any militant in any way.

"That is a very good turn of event. We believe that in the next few days and months, we will be bringing in more of these girls using exactly the same kind of negotiation and the same template that we used".

Osinbajo also explained that the International Red Cross did not take part in the negotiations but was involved in the process of bringing the girls back because the government needed the organisation’s medical expertise.

"The Swiss government worked with us in the process of negotiation, but the Red Cross is not involved in the negotiation. But in taking the girls back, of course, we worked with the Red Cross because we were unable to take our own medical team. The Red Cross was not involved at all in the process of negotiation. It was the Swiss government, our own officials such as the DSS, intelligence and the military", he said.

The vice-president also said only one of the 21 released girls had a baby. He said the girls were in good health, considering the circumstances in which they lived in captivity and that they would continue to receive medical attention while their parents would join them on Friday.

http://www.uchesdiaries.com/2016/10/only-1-out-of-released-chibok-girls-has.html

APC should know that what goes around comes around...... this chibok girls of a thing is so fishy and i am very pertinent that there is power tussle in APC the truth will come out soon

Let me not talk now.

Kudos to the government.