Breaking News: Boko Haram Release 21 Chibok Girls

The Islamic militancy group known as Boko Haram in Nigeria has today released a total number of 21 girls out of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014, a government source said.

The sources said that the girls were picked up by military helicopter from Banki area of Borno state where Boko Haram militants dropped them off today. The release of the 21 girls comes as President Buhari began a three-day trip to Germany to discuss assistance for the rebuilding of the northeastern part of Nigeria ravaged by Boko Haram.

As of the time of this report, names of the released girls could not obtained.