ECOWAS praises Nigeria over release of 21 girls
The girls were released on October 13, and were picked up in the Banki area of Borno state.
Some of the 21 freed Chibok girls are received at the Nigerian Vice President office in Abuja on October 13, 2016
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The girls were released on Thursday, October 13, and were picked up in the Banki area of Borno state.
The organization made the comments via a statement released on Monday, October 17.
The statement reads in part:
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“ECOWAS Commission felicitates with the federal government and people of Nigeria, especially with the affected families and commends the efforts of the Nigerian military, the Multi-National Joint Taskforce (MNJTF),as well as the international partners, in the fight against insurgency in the north east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region.”
The 21 girls were among over 200 abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014.
Meanwhile, the government has said that negotiations are ongoing for the release of 83 more girls.
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