Boko Haram to release more than 200 schoolgirls held captive for 6 months

After more than six months in captivity, the more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls will soon be released, according to a Nigerian presidential spokesman Oct. 17. A ceasefire agreement including the release of the girls was reached between the Nigerian army and the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after a month of negotiations, according to news reports. Hassan Tukur, principal secretary…