A cross section of those interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria in Chibok, specifically commended President Buhari for the gesture.
Delighted members of the Chibok community in Borno saluted the Federal Government for securing the release of 82 girls and hoped that the remaining 113 girls will be freed.
“Sincerely speaking, I am overwhelmed, this is the kind of information that we have long waited for. We appreciate God first and appreciate the government, especially the Presidency, which championed the negotiations,” Mr Ayuba Alamson, a community leader said. He expressed the hope that every other person in captivity of the insurgents will also be set free.
“We pray that this will lead to the release of the remaining girls and all the people that have been captured by the insurgents.
Our prayer is all of them will be released,” Alamson said. Alhaji Zanna Modu the District Head of Chibok corroborated the feeling, saying: “
We want to commend all those individuals, organizations the Federal and the Borno State governments for their role in ensuring the release of the girls.’’ Elder Solomon Samuel, also a community leader, described the latest release of the girls as a big surprise. “Most people did not sleep, yesterday in Chibok. They were praying, praising God and some were even shedding tears of joy because of the news. I did not sleep until 1 a.m. because of the report on the release of the girls.
‘’Sincerely speaking, we cannot quantify the level of joy in the community. We pray that the next information we will get is that the remaining girls have been released. I want to call on all Boko Haram members that violent campaign will not help them. It is high time for them to embrace dialogue let them surrender and embrace dialogue so that peace will return,’’ he said.
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