The Nigerian Army has handed over 106 students of the Government Science and Technical School, Dapchi, Yobe State, just released from Boko Haram captivity to the Presidency.
The handing over was carried out on Wednesday at the 105 Air Force Composite Command, Maiduguri, Borno State.
The girls were handed over to the delegation of the Presidency composed of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau and Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Khadija Bukar-Abba.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, also witnessed the occasion.
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The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, who presented the girls to Alhaji Lai Mohammed said 104 of the girls handed over were those released on Wednesday while the remaining six were yet to be accounted for.
The two others handed over along with the girls, it was disclosed, were rescued by the troops from the terrorists.
The girls were taken to Maiduguri from Yobe along with their parents and guardians.
The girls were released on Wednesday in Dapchi, Yobe State, by the terrorists after negotiation by the federal government.
The girls were kidnapped during an attack on Dapchi town by Boko Haram on February 19, 2018.
Speaking earlier, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said no money was paid to the terrorists group before the release of the girls.
The girls, it was gathered, were taken to Abuja where they will go through medical attention among other things.
