The abducted Dapchi schoolgirls who regained their freedom on Wednesday have been airlifted to Nigeria’s capital Abuja.

They were flown to Abuja aboard a military plane from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital after being handed over to the Federal Government by the military there.

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the recovery of public property has on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) instituted an action against the Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the People’s Democratic Party.

Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to the return of the Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe State.

Most of the girls returned to the community on Wednesday morning, more than four weeks after 110 students were kidnapped from the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, on February 19.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted philanthropist and Co-Founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates to a dinner at the State House in Abuja.

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and top government officials were also at the dinner.

Former Minister of Education and co-founder of Bring Back Our Girls group, Oby Ezekwesili on Wednesday said the circumstances surrounding the abduction and release of the Dapchi schoolgirls leaves many questions unanswered. Ezekwesili who was reacting to the release of the abducted girls on Wednesday also called for the release of the remaining 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity.

The National Assembly has put an end to speculations over the passage of the 2018 budget with the announcement that the appropriation bill will be passed into law on April 24.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, made the disclosure Wednesday during plenary.

According to the Speaker, the 2018 appropriation bill will be laid before both chambers of the NASS on April 19 and then passed the following Tuesday.