One of rescued Chibok School Girls with her Mother during their reunite in Abuja on Saturday (20/5/17. 02683//20/5/2017/JAU/NAN

Tears of joy flowed freely today, amid hugs and cheers as parents were reunited with the recently released 82 kidnapped Chibok girls.

At the reunion held in Abuja, fathers gripped their daughters in tight embrace, while mothers shrieked with joy, wiping away tears streaming from their eyes. In one scene, captured by the cameras, both the parents, along with one of the girls, burst out in tears of joy.

One beaming father picked his daughter up and swung her around in the air. Catch a glimpse of the emotional drama in this video by Bashir Ahmad: https://twitter.com/_/status/865937102860636160

 

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