President Buhari meets the freed Dapchi schoolgirls
380 views · Published 23 March 2018 · 1:18 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2018 · News & Politics
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the released Dapchi schoolgirls. Buhari met 107 girls in the presidential villa. They were freed by Boko Haram militants on Wednesday. Boko Haram raided Dapchi village over a month ago abducting 110 girls. Government says it had secured the girls' release through back-channel efforts and has repeatedly denied paying a ransom. The Nigerian leader has promised to secure the release of dozens of other schoolgirls including those from Chibok who are still held by the militants in the country's northeast Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ow.ly/Zvqj30aIsgY Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgtnafrica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cgtnafrica
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