In spite of Nigerian government denial on multiple occasions, the United Nations has said that a splinter Boko Haram group that kidnapped the Dapchi girls in February was paid a “large ransom”. The girls were kidnapped from their school on February 18. One of the girls, Leah Sharibu, is yet to be released for refusing […] …
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FG paid huge ransom for release of Dapchi girls –UN Report
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The United Nations has said that the Federal Government paid a huge ransom to Boko Haram for the release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls in March, 2018. The government had denied reports that it paid millions of Euros for the release of the girls, noting that the hostages were released in exchange […] …
We weren’t involved in negotiating release of abducted schoolgirls, says Red Cross
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday classified it’s role in the release of abducted Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls, stating that at no time was it involved in the negotiation for their release from Boko Haram. A statement by Aleksandra Mosimann, the Communication Coordinator of ICRC Nigeria, noted that “recent media […] …
Dapchi girls: Group wants ‘security chief’ probed for diverting £3m ransom
Oladimeiji Ramon An anti-corruption group, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance, says it wants a certain Nigerian security chief, using the pseudonym, Auwalu Kallamu, probed for allegedly diverting £3m out of the money released to be paid as ransom to Boko Haram for the release of the Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls. According to the group, […] …
Former Mauritius President meets Chibok, Dapchi girls’ parents
The Former President of Mauritius, Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, is meeting with some parents of the yet-to-be released Chibok and Dapchi girls in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the closed door meeting holding at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, was convened by the Chief Executive Officer of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation, Mrs. Aisha […] …
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Insurgency degrading accounted for Chibok, Dapchi girls release, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the degrading of Boko Haram insurgency led to the release of 106 Chibok and 104 Dapchi girls abducted by the insurgents. …
11 weeks after, Dapchi girls return to attacked school
SEVENTY-SEVEN days after the abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls with one, Leah Sharibu, still in captivity, the freed girls have returned to the school, according to a fact-finding report by Washington DC, USA-based US/Nigeria Law Group.
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