ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – There is cautious optimism in Nigeria Monday over local reports that the more than 200 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls may soon be released soon as part of a cease-fire agreement with the country’s Islamic rebels, Boko Haram.
However, Nigeria’s federal government has not yet provided details on the terms of the truce that was announced on Friday by the military.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s government is “inching closer to the release of the Chibok girls,” government spokesman Mike Omeri, texted The Associated Press over the weekend.
The schoolgirls are “alive and well” and talks to free them will continue this week in Chad, where President Idriss Deby is mediating between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, said Omeri.
In Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, activists continue their daily “Bring Back Our Girls” rallies, marking 174 days of their campaign.