Updated: 101 Dapchi schoolgirls released
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for the release to work the government had a clear understanding that violence and confrontation would not be the way out as it could endanger the lives of the girls hence a non-violent approach was the preferred option2 within the period when the girls were being brought back operational pause was observed in certain areas to ensure free passage and also that lives were not lost he said2 the federal government said the number of dapchi schoolgirls released on wednesday has increased from 76 to 101 following the documentation of more of the freed girls by security agencies1 the minister of information and culture alhaji lai mohammed who gave the update in a statement issued in abuja said that the number could still increase as the documentation of the freed girls was ongoing1 mohammed had in an earlier statement confirmed the release of 76 of the 110 abducted students of government girls science and technical college dapchi yobe on feb. 191 the minister said that the release of the schoolgirls was the outcome of the directive by president muhammadu buhari to all security agencies to do everything possible to secure the release of the schoolgirls1 he said the girls were released around 3 a.m. through backchannel efforts and with the help of some friends of the country and that it was unconditional1 meanwhile a federal government delegation comprising ministers of information and culture interior as well as minister of state for foreign affairs are on their way to maiduguri to meet with the freed girls1

Buhari despatches 3 ministers to Dapchi
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for the release to work the government had a clear understanding that violence and confrontation would not be the way out as it could endanger the lives of the girls hence a non-violent approach was the preferred option2 within the period when the girls were being brought back operational pause was observed in certain areas to ensure free passage and also that lives were not lost he said2 a federal government delegation comprising minister of information and culture alhaji lai mohammed minister of interior lt. gen abdulrahman danbazzau and minister of state for foreign affairs khadijat bukar ibrahim are on their way to dapchi yobe state to meet with the freed schoolgirls1 they will arrive maiduguri first before going to the yobe town said segun adeyemi special adviser to minister of information1 the ministers had attended a federal executive council meeting presided over by president muhammadu buhari before they left for maiduguri1 before their departure mohammed told media men that the number of the dapchi schoolgirls who were released on wednesday has increased from 76 to 101 with the documentation of more of the freed girls by the security agencies1 in a statement issued in abuja on wednesday the minister said the number could still increase as the documentation of the freed girls is ongoing1 he said the release of the schoolgirls is the outcome of the directive by president muhammadu buhari to all security agencies to do everything possible to secure the release of the 110 dapchi schoolgirls who were abducted 19 feb. 20181 the minister said the girls were released around 3 a.m. through back-channel efforts and with the help of some friends of the country and that it was unconditional1