More than 100 girls released by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have been reunited with their parents in northern Nigeria.
Bashir Manzo, head of the group of parents whose children were abducted, told The Associated Press that the children were reunited with their parents on Sunday.
Five of the schoolgirls kidnapped in mid-February died during the ordeal, and one Christian girl remains in captivity.
Some of the schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram (AP Photo/Azeez Akunleyan)
Authorities have said they believe the girl will soon be released, though Mr Manzo said even if true it would take several days for Boko Haram to reach Dapchi from their hideouts.
The Nigerian government denies that it paid a ransom for the release of the schoolgirls, who were returned in the middle of the night to the centre of town last week.
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