The 82 rescued Chibok schoolgirls arrived Abuja  Sunday to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa. They were ferried into Aso Rock in the afternoon hours ahead of a meeting with the President.

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this development on his twitter handle, said the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari received the girls at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The girls, who regained their freedom on Saturday from Boko Haram captivity, would be meeting President Buhari at about 4.00p.m today. The 82 girls were released to international negotiators who have been working in collaboration with the Federal government for their safe return since they were kidnapped in April 2014.

Meanwhile the Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) on Sunday applauded the Federal Government and security agencies on the release of the 82 Chibok girls.

The  commendation came in a statement signed by the Convener of the group, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili. “The Nigerian Presidency has confirmed that 82 of our missing 195 Chibok Girls have been released via a negotiated deal.

” The efforts were through the combined effort of security agencies, the military, the government of Switzerland, the Red Cross, local and international NGOs.”

She said the group members were delighted by the good news which followed the release of 21 girls  in October 2016.

“We commend Mr President, the Federal Government and all the other partners for this heartwarming development.

“We are also glad that the statement from the Presidency makes a strong commitment to rescuing the remaining 113 of our Chibok Girls that are still captives of terrorists.”