The Federal Government has published the names of the 21 Chibok school girls released by Boko Haram on Thursday.

Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, released the names on Thursday after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met with them.

21 of the more than 200 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls held since April 2014 were released on Thursday following negotiations between the Buhari-led government and the the Boko Haram brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government

The names of the girls are:

1. Mary Usman Bulama

2. Jummai John

3. Blessing Abana

4. Lugwa Sanda

5. Comfort Habila

6. Maryam Basheer

7. Comfort Amos

8. Glory Mainta

9. Saratu Emannuel

10. Deborah Ja’afaru

11. Rahab Ibrahim

12. Helen Musa

13. Maryamu Lawan

14. Rebecca Ibrahim

15. Asabe Goni

16. Deborah Andrawus

17. Agnes Gapani

18. Saratu Markus

19. Glory Dama

20. Pindah Nuhu

21. Rebecca Mallam

•Text courtesy of Daily Trust.