MUCH ADO ABOUT THE CHIBOK-GIRLS RELEASE SAGA (Unravelling)

Apart from handing over five prominent terrorists to Boko Haram in exchange for the release of 82 Chibok girls, 2 million Euros was also allegedly paid to the terrorist group.

This revelation was made by the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC which also reports that President Muhammadu Buhari was alleged to have been reluctant in approving the disbursement of the money.


According to the BBC, the money paid in cash was handed over to the insurgents in exchange for the release of the girls.
The report noted that the five senior Boko Haram militants were bomb-makers. It noted further that it took a lot of convincing to get President Buhari to approve the money.

The report added that though there were setbacks during the negotiation, trust was gradually built on both sides.
A human rights lawyer, Zanna Mustapha, was reported to be part of the negotiations, and was the key middleman in the release of the 82 Chibok girls.

With more than a hundred Chibok girls still being held, efforts to get them released are continuing.