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The rescued Dapchi schoolgirls are now in the General Hospital in Dapchi and are awaiting profiling by the military. A parent of one of the girls, Ali Abdullahi, said that all the girls were in their various homes now. ‘’Immediately the insurgents dropped them from the truck that they were brought in around 8 a.m., the girls all ran home. “Now, the Army told us to bring them to the hospital for checking. “As you can see some of the parents are not willing to let their daughters out of their sight. But the Army are insisting,’’ he said. Vehicles have been stationed at the hospital to convey the girls to Damaturu. Most of the girls at the hospital looked malnourished and wore Hijab (Islamic head and body cover).

The Federal Government on Wednesday confirmed the release of 76 of the 110 abducted girls from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe. A statement by the Minister of Information and Culture,  Lai Mohammed in Abuja, said the 76 girls were released from captivity in the early hours of Wednesday. Mohammed confirmed that the 76 girls were those who had been documented so far, adding that the process for the release of others was ongoing. ‘‘The girls were released around 3 a.m. through back-channel efforts and with the help of some friends of the country, and that it was unconditional. ‘‘For the release to work, the government had a clear understanding that violence and confrontation would not be the way out as it could endanger the lives of the girls, hence a non-violent approach was the preferred option. ‘‘Within the period when the girls were being brought back, operational pause was observed in certain areas to ensure free passa...

The Nigerian Government has confirmed the release of the abducted 105 students of Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi in Yobe. Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, gave the confirmation in Abuja on Wednesday. Shehu said that the girls were on their way home from the kidnappers’ den. The girls were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists after an invasion of the school on Feb. 19. (NAN)