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82 Chibok Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Are Released

An alleged Boko Haram soldier standing in front of a group of girls said to be some of the 276 abducted Chibok schoolgirls held since April 2014, in an unknown location (Militant video/Site Institute via AP File)

Saturday, 06 May 2017 04:18 PM EDT

Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 who they kidnapped from the northern town of Chibok in April 2014, officials said on Saturday.

The girls were released through negotiations with the government, one official said, asking not to be named.

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