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October 19, 2016

Buhari meets Chibok girls, parents in Aso Rock today

Buhari meets Chibok girls, parents in Aso Rock today

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received 21 of the 219 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Chibok, Borno State, 911 days ago, yesterday in Abuja PHOTOS: Abayomi Adeshida

President Muhammadu Buhari will be meeting the 21 released Chibok girls at the Presidential Villa on today Wednesday.

The girls, who were released Thursday by the Boko Haram insurgents are coming to meet the President with their parents.

The 21 schoolgirls at the thanksgiving service in Abuja.

The 21 schoolgirls at the thanksgiving service in Abuja.

President Buhari who was on his way to Germany Thursday when the girls were released had welcomed the release of the girls and promised to discuss the issue with the German Chancellor.

The girls had been kept at the Department of State Services (DSS) medical facility in Abuja.

They have been undergoing therapy and counselling.