Story highlights 82 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 have been reunited with their families

The young women were released in a deal with the militant group

(CNN) The 82 Chibok schoolgirls recently released by Boko Haram were reunited with their families Saturday, the Nigerian government says.

The former captives, now ages 18-21, are believed to have been among the 276 pupils forced from their beds by Boko Haram militants in the middle of the night in April 2014.

The kidnapping from a boarding school in the town of Chibok sparked global outrage and the social media movement #BringBackOurGirls.

The schoolgirls were reunited with their families May 20 in Abuja.

The young women were reunited with their families during a ceremony in the capital Abuja, the government said in a statement. It released images showing the girls and their relatives hugging, crying, dancing and praying together.

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