More than 100 girls who were kidnapped past times Boko Haram militants inward the Nigerian town of Chibok inward 2014 are cook to render to normal life after existence released in addition to receiving psychological in addition to medical treatment, the authorities said on Friday.
Some 270 girls were originally abducted past times the Islamist grouping simply 82 were freed inward May this twelvemonth after mediation, adding to 24 who were released or constitute concluding year. The girls guide maintain been receiving psychological in addition to medical attention inward the capital, Abuja, every bit role of a authorities rehabilitation program.
"All the 106 girls are straightaway fully recovered, cook for re-integration amongst their families in addition to the larger society, in addition to to become dorsum to school," Aisha Jummai Alhassan, government minister of women affairs, told a tidings conference.
"They are straightaway stabilized in addition to most of their traumatic stress disorder symptoms guide maintain been overcome in addition to previously frequent incidents of flashbacks, insomnia in addition to nightmares guide maintain straightaway been successfully brought nether control," she said.
Some of them underwent surgery, in addition to a prosthetic limb was provided for a daughter who lost a leg piece inward captivity. Four babies were too said to hold out inward adept health.
Of the 270 girls who were originally taken, nearly lx escaped presently subsequently simply roughly 100 are nevertheless believed to hold out inward captivity. Alhassan said negotiations to secure their discover were ongoing.
Boko Haram has killed to a greater extent than than 20,000 people in addition to displaced to a greater extent than than 2 1 chiliad k during an eight-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic caliphate inward northeast Nigeria.
The Chibok illustration provoked global appall in addition to a celebrity-backed crusade to enhance awareness of the girls' plight, simply aid groups tell Boko Haram has kidnapped thousands to a greater extent than adults in addition to children, many of whose cases are neglected.
A UN human rights commission called inward July for Nigeria's authorities to pace upwards efforts to rescue all women in addition to girls abducted past times Boko Haram in addition to ensure they returned to schoolhouse without stigma.
Reuters