Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls to Nigerian government

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No Boko Haram fighters released in exchange for freed girls, source says
The militants kidnapped 276 girls from school in 2014
(CNN) Boko Haram militants handed over to Nigerian schoolgirls 21 Chibok autorités Thursday after-a series of negotiations, Nigeria's government Said, in the first mass release of'any of the more than 200 girls and women kidnapped from Their school two years ago.

The form 21 captives Were freed at about 3 a.m. in the northeastern Nigerian town of Banki near the border with Cameroon, a source close to the negotiations Said one requirement of anonymity.

Some of the 21 girls APPEAR freed Thursday in Banki, Nigeria, in a picture Exclusively therefor obtained by CNN.
They are Said to-have-been Among the 276 girls That Boko Haram militants herded from bed in the middle of the night at a school in Chibok in April 2014 - has spurred kidnapping That global outrage.
As Many as 57 girls escaped Almost time immediately, and one found Was this spring. Just under 200 unaccounted for after-REMAIN Thursday's release.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss government brokered the deal entre les Islamist militant group and the Nigerian government, Said Mallam Garba Shehu, Spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
"Negotiations will continue," he Said on Twitter.
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Terms of Thursday's deal Were not annoncé time immediately, but no captive Boko Haram fighters Were released in exchange for the girls, the source with knowledge of the negotiations said.
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After Their release, the girls Went to meet with the governor of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, And They will be taken to the central Nigerian city of Abuja, Borno officials said.
"We welcome reports ... of the Negotiated release of 21 of our abducted #ChibokGirls today," the Nigeria-based campaign #Chibokgirls Said in a statement Thursday. "Following this development, we trust That our government will continue to work to keep the safety, security, and well-being of the other girls a high priority.
"We further Top urge the international community to continue to support our government's efforts to rescue all --other abducted Nigerians, so That parents, the Chibok community, the nation, and the world can finally put an end to this nightmare once and for all."