stephanie hegarty, bbc news, lagos.espite this deal, many girls are still missing or being held. if we do the maths, there are at least 115 girls that are yet to be returned. and we have very little information about where they might be, if indeed, they are still alive, because it is assumed some of the girls might not have survived over three years now with boko haram. and those who have come back before, what sort of condition are they in? what sort of experiences do they tell of? have they had a terrible time or have they been reasonably well treated ? well, the girls who came back in october, 21 in that group, they have since been held by the nigerian government. so we have had very little access to them to hear the stories and what they have been through. but it is assumed often that a lot of these girls that are taken by boko haram become boko haram wives, that they are married off to soldiers, to militants. but in the case of those 21, that doesn't seem to be the case. this is of course today a much bigger group

stephanie hegarty, bbc news, lagos. i spoke to stephanie a little earlier.y girls are still missing or being held. there are 115 girls are yet to be returned for that we have very little information about where they might be, if indeed they are alive. it is assumed some of the girls may not have survived over three years at boko haram. those who have come back before, what conditions are they in? what sort of experiences do they in? what sort of experiences do they tell? have they had a really terrible time or been reasonably well treated? the girls came back in 0ctober well treated? the girls came back in october and they have since been held by the nigerian government. there were 21 of them. we have had very little access to hear their stories and what they have been through. it is assumed often that these girls taken by boko haram become boko haram wives and married marriage of two soldiers, two militants. in the case of those 21 that does not seem to be the case. this is a much bigger group, 82 girls. it remains to be seen over the next few weeks and mon

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stephanie hegarty has the latest from nigeria.en three years ago as schoolgirls, but they will be coming back as young women. after lengthy negotiations between government and militants, 82 of the chibok girls have been released. it was essentially a prisoner swap. the president said in a statement that some boko haram suspects were freed in exchange for the girls. the young women are now in the care of the nigerian army, and are expected to be brought to the capital, abuja, today. it is the second time that the government has successfully rescued a group of chibok girls. last october, 21 young women were returned to their families. the chibok girls were taken from their school by islamist militants in 2014, just as they were about to sit theirfinal exams. their kidnapping inspired a global campaign calling for their release. many families in chibok will be rejoicing today, but of the 276 girls taken that night, over 100 are yet to be returned. while chibok is by far the most high—profile case, thousands of people have been kidnap

stephanie hegarty has the latest from nigeria.nformation is fairly sketchy still at the moment but we know that it happened today, close to the afternoon. what we've heard from various sources is that the girls were met in a rural area in a forest, i was told, and brought by road convoy to an army base near the cameroonian border. after that they were, i think, supposed to be airlifted elsewhere, we're not sure whether that has happened yet. numbers wise, it is not very clear but we have heard over 80 girls have been released and that tallies with what the government have been telling us over the past few months, they said they are in negotiations to release up to 80 girls. so 82 is the number that we are hearing at the moment. and that is a lot. it's four times the number that were released last time, which october when the government orchestrated another one of these negotiations. 276 girls were taken three years ago. around 50 escaped in the preceding days and since then we have had 21 in october, 82 or so now so that's does le

here's more from stephanie hegarty in abuja for outside source.eased by the presidency, but it's not confirmed as to who exactly the girls are. a team has come from chibok, the head of the parent association is with the girls now, with the government now, going through that list and confirming the names. figuring out the identities of all of those people. we have spoken to a few sets of parents today, and only one actually the head of the 12 parents association himself has a daughter on the list. sad news, but there will be lots of good news for many parents also. we don't yet know what has happened to this particular group of girls, and we heard in the past that the chibok girls were treated differently to others that were kidnapped, thousands of girls have been kidnapped over the course of this insurgency. the chibok girls have been treated differently, we don't know if they have come back with children or were first to marry. there were reports that the chibok girls have been treated exceptionally, that they have been looked after by boko haram

joining us now from lagos is the bbc‘s stephanie hegarty.r is that yesterday afternoon, 82 of these girls were released into army custody. they were taken from a very remote custody. they were taken from a very re m ote area custody. they were taken from a very remote area by military convoy to an area close to the cameroon border. today, they are said to be being airlifted to a major city, from where they will go to the capital and meet the president. we don't know the condition yet of these girls, we don't know if they are healthy or how many need medical attention, but this is the second time that a group of chibok girls has been released. last year in 0ctober, has been released. last year in october, 21 were released and many did need to see doctors quite urgently. we also don't know whether any of the girls may be coming back with babies. that is an assumption that many of these girls will have become boko haram wives. we have yet to get clarification on that. we do know the negotiation process has been ongoing for a while, and the pres

their kidnapping from their school in the town of chibok sparked international outrage as stephanie hegartyars ago as schoolgirls, but they will be coming back as young women. after lengthy negotiations between government and militants, 82 of the chibok girls have been released. it was essentially a prisoner swap. the president said in a statement that some boko haram suspects were freed in exchange for the girls. the young women are now in the care of the nigerian army, and are expected to be brought to the capital, abuja, today. it is the second time that the government has successfully rescued a group of chibok girls. last october, 21 young women were returned to their families. the chibok girls were taken from their school by islamist militants in 2014, just as they were about to sit theirfinal exams. their kidnapping inspired a global campaign calling for their release. many families in chibok will be rejoicing today, but of the 276 girls taken that night, over 100 are yet to be returned. while chibok is by far the most high—profile case, thousands of people have been kidnapped by boko

joining us now from lagos is the bbc‘s stephanie hegarty. it is good to see you.n to us what has happened in the latest? what we know so far is that yesterday 82 girls were released by boko haram. we have very few details as to the condition of the girls at this stage but what we do know is that they were taken from someplace in the bush, in the forest, a rural area, to an army base near the cameroon border. the presidency said that the girls will be airlifted to the capital today where they are expected to meet the president. we don't know how well or healthy they are. we expect... we had a release of girls in october, twin one girls, many of whom were ill and needed urgent medical attention is that we expect it may be this group today. —— 21 girls. released in october. france is going to the polls today for the final round of its presidential election. voters are choosing between the liberal centrist, emmanuel macron, and the far—right leader, marine le pen. the bbc‘s karin gianonne is in paris for us this morning, karin, the polls havejust opened? yes, they hav