Nigerian schoolgirls to be released, ceasefire reached with

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Nigerian schoolgirls to be released, ceasefire reached with Boko Haram

The roughly 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram militant group months ago will be released as part of a larger ceasefire, the Nigerian government announced on Friday.

There is no timetable regarding the girls’ release, however, and Nigerian government spokesperson Doyin Okupe said they will not all be freed at the same time.

"A batch of them will be released shortly, and this will be followed by further actions from Boko Haram," he told CNN. "It is a process...It is not a question of hours and days."

The agreement was reached after three days of negotiations between Nigerian officials and Boko Haram, Reuters reported. The ceasefire pact was apparently finalized after the government made concessions to the militants, though it is currently unclear what those exactly included.

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