The Presidency says the Federal Government used what it termed “backchannel negotiations” to facilitate the release of pupils of Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State.

This was according to Mansur Dan Ali, Minister of Defence, and Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, who briefed State House Correspondents shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.

The Presidency in a statement via its official Twitter handle, further confirmed that no ransome was paid to secure the release of the girls.

https://www.okay.ng/no-ransom-was-paid-for-release-of-dapchi-girls-presidency/

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Which kain lie be dis bikonu
This government should be truthful for once, at least ,for the sake of the generations unborn. So that, they too will have some lies left to be told in their own time.
You mean after wasting their bullets, petrol and other miscellaneous while kidnapping these innocent girls, they released them just like that?
Unless you have something else that you have not told us about this kidnapping, I refuse to believe you.

And no prisoner exchange agreement? Come on guys, Book Haram can't just be sweet-talked into releasing the girls.

Thank God the girls are out though. That's the most important thing

Surely, no ransome was paid. Same way they denied earlier ones before they were exposed.

So they just released the girls out of pity is that what you people are saying,and someone will tell me Arewa brethren are not responsible for this movie?

Hmnn

Born again Boko Haram....what an incredibly magnanimous group of terrorists

APC terrorists....there is God o.

Anyway we are happy for the girls / families and wish those whose children died the strength to bear the loss.

So Boko haram suddenly had a change of heart?

The Director of this movie did a very bad job. Buhari right now- ' kai, we tin't hat tis frama well.'

no ransom was paid for dapachi.........what about chibok.... .sha bi deceiving urself

Boko haram will tell the truth if money exchanged hands or not. I refuse to believe FG at all.

In a few days some foreign intelligence shall release to Sahara reporters the amount

Of couse, why will destructive govt of buhari pay ransom when deadly boko-Haram, responsible for thousands of deaths and destruction of properties have been transformed miraculously into a peaceful and merciful terrorist group that value lives. Is this not what buhari's govt is insinuating?
Well done to APC. Bunch of Pathological Liars!

Believe APC government @ your own risk.Lying government.Dapchi saga was stage managed by these fools.

I am happy for the parents but this is a new low for Nigeria.The release is the outcome of back channel dollars

No government in the world admit to payment of ransom

Even Omenka(python) won't believe this.... however its good the girls are back, its not worth using them for politics.......

If you don't know how government tackles terrorism just don't comment because of hate. Countries all over the world don't agree paying for ransome even when they've paid, they do it to discourage those intended to venture into kidnapping business. Last two year when Taliban released a captured American soldier sergeant Bagdallh in return of Taliban commanders held in Guatamo Bay prison. America paid ransome including exchange of prisoners but America denied paying it. Not until when Edwin Snowdan of Wikileaks leaked it. Same thing with Israelis they pay ransome to Hamas terrorist for the release of captured Israel defence force (IDF) Once again government don't accept they pay ransome same thing with oil companies in PH if their expatriates are kidnapped they pay ransome for their release but don't disclose it to the public at least I know of this because I am an insider in oil company issues.