LRNZH:



A dormitory at American University in Yola, Nigeria, where the Chibok girls have been living since their release.


At the school, the girls are studying music, literature and computer science and holding movie nights with popcorn.




Naomi Adamu, right, with her mother, Kolo, in Maiduguri. PHOTO: GBENGA AKINGBULE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL



—Gbenga Akingbule, Glenna Gordon, Peter Nicholas and Felicia Schwartz contributed to this article.


The broken fountain near the Hilton in Abuja where Oby Ezekwesili continues to hold protests in support of the Chibok girls still missing.


Every day at the protest site, a member of the activist group Bring Back Our Girls updates the number of days the remaining girls have been held captive.

SOURCE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-bags-of-cash-for-boko-haram-the-untold-story-of-how-nigeria-freed-its-kidnapped-girls-1513957354
Appeared in the December 23, 2017, Wall Street Journal print edition as 'The Girls Came Back—at a Price.'

LRNZH:


Yesso... could not resist posting it on Nairaland.
It is well researched and covers all angles of the story without political lean

otil1:
Seems too long for lazy Nairalanders.

Nairalanders I hail thee!

usba:
Long story but reading it will give you a better insight. iIf only GEJ reacted immediately the girls were missing, we would be having a different discussion but GEJ sorrounded himself with thieves, imbeciles and dimwitted crooks.

frankyychiji:


This story failed to mention the role Bornu governor played in all this.

Why did he ignore security directives to relocate the pupils to another location for the exams?

BTW, why did the government lie that no Ransome was paid?

Cannonleo:
sorry I don't support your view , if you read the same article I read, you would realize they were in the process of finalizing a deal until it was called of at the last moment cause of doubts about the authenticity of sources since everyone including idris derby wanted a share of our cash.

Our Intel was Zero zana and salkida have my respect.

Cannonleo:
one of the biggest if not the largest complicit actor in this whole story, his case to me is more political than mistaken

usba:

I am talking of the period following their kidnapping, when gej decided to live in denial rather than take concrete steps.

Cannonleo:
first I placed myself in GEJ shoes when this issue first happened, and trust me I had the same disbelief Noting the number of girls, and the mode of transportation, to a shock mind it's not feasible when you add that to a reluctant kashim shettim Who preferred to make noise in the media than contacting the CIC on time which he confirmed, makes it all a funny case.

I urge you to take a clip back to patience Jonathan interrogation of the first suspects, ignore the English and look at the questions and replies you would agree with me that there was a political undertone to all this ish.

I stayed in maid during the hot years 2015 , at housing estate side, was there when NAF base was attacked and I can tell you kashim shettima has more questions to answer.

Concrete steps were taken despite the denial( cos just as I keep saying, poor Intel made all this happen. I remember reading how all service chiefs refuted this until it trickled down finally as true despite going wild on social media, a rescue operatio. Was initiated quickly but after engagement the prob of blue and blue accident made it impossible) but just like my initial response , everyone became a hawk hence GEJ was weary of dealing with the wrong persons culminating in calling of the initial exchange.

The Intel was bad and lots of elements especially in this current dispensation wanted to profit from this

NoToPile:
Oh my goodness, I was glued to this article from the beginning to the end. May God forgive those who said and are still saying this was a scam.

Those girls went through hell. Some families are still hoping that their children will be back. It so heartbreaking.

Balanced article I must say.

tommykiwi:
Chibok girls that can't speak English how then can they write a secret dairy about their kidnap.
APC una scam pass! I hail una.

tommykiwi:
Chibok girls that can't speak English how then can they write a secret dairy about their kidnap.
APC una scam pass! I hail una.

frankyychiji:
My brother that diary part freaked me out a bit. Also surprised that teenage girls could muster such resolve, rebellion and stubbornness in the face of strange looking messengers of death in a strange land.

gidjah:
Hmmmnn this one is thought provoking and very explanatory. I can pretty relate with most of the events, (been an insider from the north ).i don't think I shall ever forgive fmr president Jonathan over The fact role he played in the BH saga

LRNZH:




YouTube is replete with videos of Chibok girls speaking fluent English.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WJvNBh_cKg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat2T31waGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLusr2uNHJQ

To anyone who thinks this is a scam, you're giving too much credit to whoever you think is the scam artist.

frankyychiji:
The same girl in all 3 videos, obviously groomed. Majority of them couldn't speak English, we all saw it.

usba:
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Load of rubbish just to absolve an incompetent moro.n who preferred stealing to governing. Girls got kidnapped instead of ordering the army to pursue them his first action was to delve into conspiracy theories.Abeg carry your useless image laundry business from my front.

Cannonleo:
beautiful lrnzh good to see you again it's been a long long time since the days of the election bruhaha.

This article brought tears to my eyes but shows the ineffectiveness of our intelligence arms.

We need to cartograp. The NE again

LRNZH:


Brother... Naija can weaken someone o...
I hope you're doing ok.

booblacain:
yet you so eagerly forgave your elders in the North for the roles they played in the issue. Yet you forgave and then joyfully voted as president Buhari who openly made a statement that fighting Boko Haram is fighting the north.

Cannonleo:
brother I was doing well before 2017 right now no need to lie am not doing well at all at all.

You once hyped this government sha bit look where they messed us up.
happy Xmas to you and really happy to see your back