Chibok girls: Nigeria denies Boko Haram prisoner swap Nigeria's government has denied that it traded Boko Haram prisoners for 21 school girls freed by the armed group. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, reiterated that the release of the girls who were kidnapped from the town of Chibok in 2014 was the outcome of months of negotiations and no Boko Haram prisoner was swapped for them. ALJAZEERA