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Again, Nigeria government denies paying ransom to free Chibok girls

The presidency has denied that the government paid ransom to free the 21 Chibok girls released by Boko Haram last month. In a statement on Saturday evening, Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the government has “no such money under any allocation to pay out this outrageous sum of money as ransom.” The presidency’s reaction […]

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