There
were tears of joy on Thursday when the freed 21 Chibok schoolgirls met
with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife at the Department of
State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday when he received the freed 21 Chibok schoolgirls
at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja with
his wife, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said the President Buhari-led
federal government would use the rescue of the 21 girls as template for
the securing the freedom of others in captivity of the Boko Hama Islamic
sect.
“We must be sensitive to the fact that the government wants
these girls back and alive. Again, we must balance this against the
security and safety of the country.
“In the process of negotiation, we will look at all options and we will weigh the options carefully and decide what to do.
“We believe that in the next few days and months, we will be
bringing in more of these girls using exactly the same kind of
negotiation and the same template that we used,” he said.
VP Osinbajo also said that only one of the 21 girls had a baby.
“About an hour ago, I met with the 21 Chibok girls who have
been brought back and they are in good health, considering the
circumstances they have been held in and they are now being well taken
care of in a medical facility.
“They will be staying there for sometime until we are satisfied
about their health. Their parents will be coming to join them,
hopefully by tomorrow.
“There will be therapy, there will be counselling. Of course,
we can imagine what they have gone through. So, we expect that a lot of
psychological therapy and so much needs to be done to get them back,” he said.
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