Freed 21 Chibok Girls Reunite with families in Nigeria

Twenty-one schoolgirls who had been kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok have been reunited with their families.

In an emotional ceremony in the capital Abuja, one of the girls said they had survived for 40 days without food and narrowly escaped death at least once.

It is unclear how the release was negotiated, but an official says talks are under way to free some more girls.

Many of the kidnapped students were Christian but had been forcibly converted to Islam during captivity.

Another girl said: "We never imagined that we would see this day but, with the help of God, we were able to come out of enslavement."

Excited relatives were waiting to be reunited with the girls, who were released last Thursday Oct 13,2016

One parent said: "We thank God. I never thought I was going to see my daughter again but here she is... Those who are still out there - may God bring them back to be reunited with their parents."


Of the 276 students kidnapped in April 2014, 197 are still missing.