Boko Haram may release schoolgirls as part of deal

October 18, 2014 00:23

More than 200 missing schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram may be released as part of an immediate cease-fire agreement announced Friday with the Nigerian government, according to multiple media reports.

Nigerian presidential aide Hassan Tukur told BBC Focus on Africa that the cease-fire agreement came after months of negotiations mediated by Chad.

The girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram '" the group's nickname means "education is sinful" '" on April 15 while in school in the northeastern town of Chibok.

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