Nigeria Denies Boko Haram Deal For Chibok Girls

Nigeria's government has denied that it traded Boko Haram prisoners for 21 schoolgirls freed by the armed group.

Speaking to reporters, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that no prisoner swap had taken place, reiterating that the release on Thursday of the girls who had been kidnapped from the town of Chibok in 2014 was the outcome of months of negotiations.