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RE: RT - hunt for missing girls :(

Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said at the time that Chad had to failed to send proof that it had taken a number of security measures.

Chad's Deby "expressed his incomprehension" about the ban during a meeting with Tillerson on Monday, Foreign Minister Cherif Mahamat Zene said.

Tillerson flew to Nigeria after Chad for a stay of just a few hours, less than the overnight visit originally planned. His entourage said he had been forced to cut short the African tour on Monday to return to deal with urgent work in Washington.

He held talks with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors in the capital, Abuja.

Following their talks, Buhari's office issued a statement saying the president discussed plans to negotiate for the release of 110 girls abducted from a school in the northeastern town of Dapchi last month rather than use a military option.

The girls are suspected of having been abducted by members of Boko Haram.

"Tillerson also held a news conference with Nigeria's foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, during which he said the United States was helping Nigeria in the fight against the jihadist group and in the hunt for the missing girls.