Most of rescued Chibok girls have babies

An unnamed Nigerian security official has told the BBC that most of the Chibok grils freed after more than two years in Boko Haram captivity have babies.

The official also said that the girls were released as part of a prisoner swap. 

According to the source, several top-level Boko Haram prisoners were taken to a meeting point close to the Cameroon border. 

Under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the girls were then released in exchange for the prisoners.  

They were flown back to the north-eastern city of Maiduguri where they are now under the supervision of the security forces. 

Just last month the Nigerian government announced that several rounds of talks with Boko Haram had broken down, and called for the UN to mediate.

With today’s release they have shown that the girls can be released through intermediaries.

Meanwhile, Information Minister Lai Mohammed has been giving more details about the release of the Chibok girls at a press conference in the capital Abuja.

"We expect the released girls to land in Abuja shortly. Ahead of their arrival, we have assembled a team of medical doctors, psychologists, social workers, trauma experts, etc to properly examine the girls, especially because they have been in captivity for so long."