FG Ready To Negotiate With Boko Haram

Following the demand of the Boko-Haram Islamic sect to swap the abducted girls with members of their terror group who have been held in custody for over 4 years, the Federal Government has expressed readiness to do same.

The Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, confirmed this during an interview with the BBC on May 13, 2014, Tuesday. He said that if Boko Haram was sincere, its leader, Abubakar Shekau, should send in representatives for talks with the government.

Turaki, who is the head of a panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013 to explore ways of negotiating with Boko Haram noted that “dialogue is a key option” in bringing the crisis to an end and that “an issue of this nature can be resolved outside of violence”.

It would be noted that the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has previously rejected any possibilities for dialogue with terrorists, mentioning that Boko Haram shall not dictate conditions; “The issue in question is not about Boko Haram… giving conditions,”

Mike Omeri, director general of the National Orientation Agency on Monday also said all options remained open for the government in the effort to rescue the girls.


Some sort of progress and relieve to #BringBackOurGirls