The recently released 21 Chibok girls will be joining their families and friends in celebrating the 2016 Christmas in their ancestral home, Chibok town after several months of living with their abductors, Boko Haram members.
Following the release of 21 of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in April 2014 and after weeks of being under intense security and medical watch, the released girls will be reuniting with their families for Xmas.
The girls arrived Yola International Airport secretly and under tight security and were received by the Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammed Jibrilla.
Governor Mohammed Jibrilla thanked President Buhari for his commitment in fighting insurgency in the northeast and said that he was excited receiving the Chibok schoolgirls in Yola on their way home for Christmas.
They proceeded to one of the five-star hotels in Yola where they were lodged for the night and Governor Jibrilla was back the following morning to bid them farewell as they embarked on their final trip to Chibok.
They were escorted by security operatives to Chibok for the yuletide.
The release of the girls in October was secured by the Federal Government after negotiation with the terrorist group that had requested for prisoners swap.
They were released on October 31, 2016 in a deal brokered by the International Committee of Red Cross and the Swiss Government.
