BUHARI WELCOMES RELEASE OF UNIMAID LECTURERS, 10 POLICE WIVES

Sheu stated that, the brief given by the DSS, stated that all 13 rescued persons are in the custody of the service and are on their way to Abuja with the assistance of the Nigerian Army and the Air Force.

‘In expectation of their being brought to the DSS headquarters, a team of doctors and psychologists has been placed on standby. The rescued persons may be presented to the President and thereafter released to their families, if there are no issues of security or medical concerns’, the statement said.

Sheu added further that, the President, who got step by step progress reports on the lengthy negotiations while they took place, received the good news with a lot of happiness, and commended all those who in one way or the other helped in making the release possible.

‘He then urged the DSS and the Nigerian Army to intensify efforts to bring home the remaining Chibok Girls still in the custody of the terrorists’, the statement stated.

The release said, the Director-General, Malam Lawal Daura, assured the President that they were working hard to bring home the remaining girls and, as soon as possible, bring the Chibok Girls to an end.