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Nigerian: Chibok families reunited with 21 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

For two and a half years they waited, with hopes kept alive by rumours of negotiations, an international campaign and their own deep faith.

On Sunday a group of Nigerian families were finally reunited with 21 girls released last week by Boko Haram, the Islamic militant movement.

The abduction of nearly 300 female students from a government secondary school in the remote town of Chibok, in the north-east Nigeria in April 2014 prompted a global outcry, and an international campaign to #BringBackOurGirls, backed by celebrities including Michelle Obama.

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“These 21 released girls are supposed to be tale bearers to tell the Nigerian government that this faction of Boko Haram has 83 more Chibok girls,” Garba Shehu, spokesman for Buhari, told Reuters. “The faction said it is ready to negotiate if the government is willing to sit down with them.”

Senior Nigerian officials said last week they would “rule nothing out” in talks with the militants.

Dozens of the girls escaped in the first few hours after their abduction, one was found wandering in a remote area in May, and Boko Haram is believed to be still holding about 190.

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