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| Dapchi kidnap: Nigerian father's pain as daughter flies to Abuja | Dapchi kidnap: Nigerian father's pain as daughter flies to Abuja |
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| The father of a schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria has described the pain of losing his daughter again. | The father of a schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria has described the pain of losing his daughter again. |
| His daughter was among several others taken to the capital, Abuja, to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after their release from a month in captivity. | His daughter was among several others taken to the capital, Abuja, to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after their release from a month in captivity. |
| The father told the BBC that he had only been able to see his daughter at hospital for a few minutes. | The father told the BBC that he had only been able to see his daughter at hospital for a few minutes. |
| "Even though I assured her I wouldn't leave her there, we were all asked to leave and they took them away." | "Even though I assured her I wouldn't leave her there, we were all asked to leave and they took them away." |
| Of the 110 girls seized from their school in February by Islamist militants, 104 girls were released on Wednesday. Five reportedly died during their captivity while one girl, a Christian who refused to convert to Islam, is still being held hostage. | Of the 110 girls seized from their school in February by Islamist militants, 104 girls were released on Wednesday. Five reportedly died during their captivity while one girl, a Christian who refused to convert to Islam, is still being held hostage. |
| The government denies claims that Boko Haram was paid a ransom for the girls' freedom. | |
| Two other people - a boy and another girl from Dapchi - were freed at the same time, the government says. | |
| The father, whose name we are withholding to preserve his daughter's anonymity, told the BBC's Newsday programme: "The painful thing is you don't seem to have a right over your daughter." | The father, whose name we are withholding to preserve his daughter's anonymity, told the BBC's Newsday programme: "The painful thing is you don't seem to have a right over your daughter." |
| However, he said he understood she was safe in the hands of the government. | However, he said he understood she was safe in the hands of the government. |
| The freed girls are expected to undergo some medical screening and debriefing before meeting President Buhari. | The freed girls are expected to undergo some medical screening and debriefing before meeting President Buhari. |
| The president previously said that his government had chosen to negotiate their release rather than use military force. | The president previously said that his government had chosen to negotiate their release rather than use military force. |
| His administration has been under pressure to resolve the 19 February abduction, which revived painful memories of the 2014 kidnapping of 276 girls from the town of Chibok. | His administration has been under pressure to resolve the 19 February abduction, which revived painful memories of the 2014 kidnapping of 276 girls from the town of Chibok. |
| Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was criticised for his handling of the abductions in Chibok, some 275km (170 miles) south-east of Dapchi. | Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was criticised for his handling of the abductions in Chibok, some 275km (170 miles) south-east of Dapchi. |
| The abductions gained worldwide attention through a campaign spearheaded by former US first lady Michelle Obama. | The abductions gained worldwide attention through a campaign spearheaded by former US first lady Michelle Obama. |
| The freed Chibok girls were also immediately taken to meet then President Jonathan after their release. However, more than 100 girls from Chibok still remain missing. | The freed Chibok girls were also immediately taken to meet then President Jonathan after their release. However, more than 100 girls from Chibok still remain missing. |
| Amnesty International criticized the Nigerian military's handling of the Dapchi kidnapping, saying it had ignored repeated warnings about the movement of Boko Haram fighters prior to the abduction. | Amnesty International criticized the Nigerian military's handling of the Dapchi kidnapping, saying it had ignored repeated warnings about the movement of Boko Haram fighters prior to the abduction. |
| Amnesty's Nigeria director Osai Ojigho called the kidnapping a "catalyst for the government to ensure adequate protection of all schools in the northeast so that this can never happen again". | Amnesty's Nigeria director Osai Ojigho called the kidnapping a "catalyst for the government to ensure adequate protection of all schools in the northeast so that this can never happen again". |
| The military said Amnesty's allegation was an "outright falsehood", AFP reports. | The military said Amnesty's allegation was an "outright falsehood", AFP reports. |