The girls leave accommodations in Abuja on Friday en route to the airport to begin the six-hour journey home to Chibok after being held captive by Boko Haram militants for nearly three years.



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The girls ride on a bus in Abuja on their way to the airport in the first leg of their journey home. Adam Dobby/CNN

After the flight from Abuja to Yola, the girls take a bus to Chibok. It's been nearly three years since they've seen their families. Adam Dobby/CNN

A sign on the outskirts of Chibok. The April 2014 kidnapping from a boarding school in the town sparked global outrage and fueled the social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls. Adam Dobby/CNN

Family members line up on Friday to await the arrival of the girls, who were teenagers when they were taken but are now young women. Adam Dobby/CNN

A military commander briefs family members on security concerns because the country's fight against Boko Haram continues in and around Chibok. Adam Dobby/CNN

During the security briefing, CNN's Isha Sesay sits next to a mother of girl who has yet to be released by Boko Haram. Close to 200 girls are still unaccounted for. Adam Dobby/CNN

A family member, holding an infant, enters the security compound to be reunited with her loved one. Adam Dobby/CNN

A father greets his daughter after she arrived with 20 other freed Chibok girls.

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A young woman reunites with her brother on Friday. Adam Dobby/CNN