More than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria could be released after a ceasefire was agreed with the Islamist group, the country's government has claimed.
An agreement between Nigerian officials and Boko Haram reportedly reached to secure a ceasefire and the return of 219 schoolgirls missing for more than six months.
Nigeria's military and an aid to President Goodluck Jonathan reached an agreement with Boko Haram leaders to introduce a ceasefire, and reportedly guaranteed the return of the 219 girls.
In a clip from NTA News24, the presenter, Ronke Kolawole, says the deal follows a meeting between a federal government official and Boko Haram representatives and Chadian government officials.
The ceasefire has been agreed in the hope of getting the group to release the 219 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped six months ago, Ms Kolawole says.
The agency also quoted the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, as ordering his troops to immediately comply with the agreement.
The news comes as another official confirmed there had been direct negotiations this week in neighbouring Chad about the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls.
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