Nigeria Denies Chibok Girls Ransom Report

Nigeria’s information minister is denying media reports the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is demanding $50 million from the government as ransom before releasing the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. President Muhammadu Buhari promised to do all he can to ensure the release of the school girls, following his recent meeting with parents of the abducted girls at the presidential villa in the capital, Abuja. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said ransom reports are not new. “It appears...

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