Boko Haram Frees 21 Chibok Schoolgirls

Boko Haram militants have released 21 missing schoolgirls, who were kidnapped from Chibok more than two years ago, to Nigerian authorities as part of a deal brokered by the Swiss government and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

According to the BBC, the girls were swapped for the release of four detained Boko Haram militants.

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