Chibok girl pitches tent with Boko Haram to be with husband

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Chibok girl pitches tent with Boko Haram to be with husband

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Garba Shehu, spokesperson to Buhari, has revealed that one of the girls taken hostage by Boko Haram has decided to remain in captivity to stay with her husband believed to be a militant.Recall that earlier in May, the group released 82 girls in exchange for prisoners following negotiations that involved also the Swiss government.“One of the girls refused to join the released girls. She said ‘I am happy where I am. I have a husband,'” Shehu tells newsmen.Those freed were part of a group of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from the Chibok village, in the restive Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, in April 2014.At least 21 Chibok girls were released last October in another deal brokered by Switzerland and the Red Cross. It is believed 114 girls are still in Boko Haram custody.The government has released the names of those who were freed and families have begun trips to Abuja to reunite with the girls.The UN reports that at least 20,000 people have died in Nigeria and neighbouring states since the Boko Haram insurgency became violent in 2009. The conflict has also displaced at least 2.1 million people.Some analysts have, however, pointed out that the release of these girls does not necessarily translate to victory over the insurgence.  

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