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    Families Of 82 Released Chibok Girls Are Hopeful ... And Anxious

    The government promises a reunion with their families on Friday. But there is uncertainty about what will happen after that.
    by Diane Cole May 17, 2017 2 minutes
    Some of the newly released girls from the community of Chibok were photographed in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, on May 8, 2017. They had been captured by Boko Haram in 2014. / STEFAN HEUNIS / Getty Images

    Last week, the mother of a Chibok schoolgirl abducted in 2014 by Boko Haram militants got the call she had long been waiting for: A representative of the town of Chibok said her daughter was among the 82 girls just released by Boko Haram militants to the Nigerian government.

    But the mother's joy was tempered by anxiety. "She said, 'Until I actually set eyes on my, a spokeswoman for B (BBOG) who was present when the call arrived.

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