A French family of seven including four children kidnapped in north Cameroon and taken to Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram militants have been released, a senior Cameroon official said on Friday.

"They are all alive and well," Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary general of Cameroon's presidency, said in a statement carried by state radio. He said the family had been handed to Cameroon authorities late on Thursday.

The family, which was on holiday, was abducted in February by men on motorcycles, armed with Kalashnikovs in Dabanga about 10 km (six miles) from the Nigerian border near the Waza national park, reports Reuters.

Gunmen claiming to be from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram later released videos of the family, threatening to kill them if authorities in Nigeria and Cameroon did not release Muslim militants held there.

The parents of the family, which included two boys and two girls as well as another relative, worked for French utility firm GDF Suez.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/cameroon-boko-haram-have-released-kidnapped-french-family/145386/

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So I guess the Fed. Govt was right about them being alive all along!

tor ....

biz shifting from bombing to kidnapping
I think the BOKO boys are getting fed up with the whole thing

Grant Them Amnesty.

Really?

Is like the amnesty is already working on them...tho they have not agree with the amnesty

Thank God they are alive!

Those northern Rulers probably asked them to release them in order to facilitate amnesty from Federal Government from Niger Delta oil money.

Ok gud move

We will definitely win this war, good always prevail over evil.

How much be the ransome money, is it enough for Boko boys to buy F1 jets?

Great. About time we started hearing some good news in Nigeria. Check out www. kudi. webs. com

Pls where are those Bit*h A*s Nig*as that were saying the Federal government was Lying about the Fact that the Hostages were Alive?? Show yourself!!!!!

God must judge boko boys release them or nt d anger of God is coming soon,imagine human killing n kidnapping ur follow human becos of money or power
Clik like if u wat God 2 judge n punish them

mikeyhernadez: Pls where are those Bit*h A*s Nig*as that were saying the Federal government was Lying about the Fact that the Hostages were Alive?? Show yourself!!!!!

His Excellency got it right this time. I am still expecting more of this.

make dwm holla tight nah. dem mama

Thank God they are alive.

Abujafood: So I guess the Fed. Govt was right about them being alive all along!

Buhari people god go punish una mtchew cows dats wy i said awusa parent stop givin ur child cow milk cus it wil make dem think like cow

Great! Amnesty is working. As usual the Ransom paid won't be disclose . Thank God they were release unhurt.

Good move by the BH boiz, the next move is to surrender to the govt. because pikin wen say him mama no go sleep, hin too no go sleep

maybe Federal Government met their condition.
...threatening to kill them if authorities in Nigeria and Cameroon did not release Muslim militants held there.

BOKO HARAM, do you know what territorial limititation means?

Umu anumanu:/

As political moves are being made to position themselves for 2015 elections, we are going to see boko haram slowing down their deadly activities for maybe a complete stop depending on how their favoured canditate fares in the whole political chess game. I am free to watch and so I'll watch very keenly. Their actions speak louder than their voice.

what more can i say they are blessed

mr_born_todo_it: Good move by the BH boiz, the next move is to surrender to the govt. because pikin wen say him mama no go sleep, hin too no go sleep

gbagaun

THIS COULD MEAN THAT THE FED GOVT HAVE RELEASED THE DARE DEVIL BOKO HARAM MEMBERS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FRENCH FAMILY. Its disturbing dat while the USA have launched a massive coordinated manhunt for an identified 19 year old who was responsible for the Boston bombings in less than a week, ours are finding it difficult 2 catch terrorists guilty of bombing, ethnic violence in plateau, kidnapping in the south. In short we have the excuse of being on Top of the situation, only to give out amnesty

Amnesty is working, i'll advice GEL to give amnesty to "govonors forum" to gain their support coming 2015. Lol!

kudos 2 to those bastard

Simply put the FG has released the Islamic Muslim militants and cash in xchange for the release of kidnapped Christian French- Cameroon expats.

And they say boko haram are ghosts. How did negotiation take place since it wasnt a raid?