- Released Dapchi girls were airlifted were Abuja to Maiduguri
They met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja
They are expected to reunite with their parents
The Nigerian Air Force has airlifted the released Dapchi girls from Abuja back to Maiduguri where they will be taken back Dapchi.
The girls met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, March 23 following their release by Boko Haram terrorists.
The girls were airlifted from Abuja to Maiduguri in Borno state where they will be taken to Dapchi and be re-united with their parents.
Dapchi girls met with President Buhari in Abuja. Credit: Facebook, Nigerian Air Force
Read statement below:
"The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 Hercules Aircraft today, 25 March 2018, airlifted the Dapchi girls back to Maiduguri from where they would be transported to Dapchi, under armed air escort, to reunite with their families. The return of the girls to their community took place after President Muhammadu Buhari and other top Government officials had received them at the Government House in Abuja on 23 March 2018. All the girls, including a boy and 3 teachers from the girls’ school were seen boarding the aircraft.
The girls will be reunited with their parents soon. Credit: Facebook, Nigerian Air Force
"It would be recalled that after their release by the Boko Haram Terrorists on Wednesday, 21 March 2018, personnel of the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE as well as other officers of the Theatre Command received the girls at the NAF Base Maiduguri. At the NAF Base, personnel of the Air Task Force were already waiting to give refreshments to the girls. After the refreshments, the girls were airlifted aboard a NAF C-130 Hercules Aircraft to Abuja, where senior Government officials received them."
Meanwhile, the Yobe state police command denied media reports that they were informed hours before the abduction of over 100 girls in Dapchi community by Boko Haram terrorist
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