The Nigerian government has claimed the kidnapped Dapchi girls were released through a back window but the United Nations has challenged this claim and said Nigeria paid a huge ransom.
“The girls were released around 3:00 am through back-channel efforts and with the help of some friends of the country,” said Nigeria’s Information minister Lai Mohammed in March.
President Muhammadu Buhari told the former American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Abuja that his government was going to explore negotiation instead of a military option to secure the release, this prompted questions and suspicion as to the nature of this kidnap.
In a 23-25 page document, The United Nations insisted the government paid a ransom.
“In Nigeria, 111 schoolgirls from the town of Dapchi were kidnapped on 18 February 2018 and released by ISWAP on 21 March 2018 in exchange for a large ransom payment,” the UN said on Page 13 of the 25-page document.
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