President Muhammadu Buhari has told an
Indian based television station that his
administration is yet to negotiate with the
Boko Haram sect because they were unsure of
the sect’s leadership.
President Buhari gave an exclusive interview to
the NDTV.
Buhari who is expected back to the country today
October 30 from his official visit to India, said this
in an exclusive interview with New Delhi
Television Limited (NDTV) where he
maintained that the terrorists were now on the
retreat.
He said: “They are on the retreat. If you go to the
front, you will find out that they no longer occupy
the areas in the North East they once did.”
At the same time, Buhari said that the war in
Libya is pushing Islamic State militants into
Nigeria, filling the ranks of Boko Haram.
“A lot of trained people have returned to their
bases in Nigeria and are finding their way back to
strengthen Boko Haram ,” President Buhari said in
India.
Nigerian leader said that the authorities want to
negotiate with the insurgents to secure the safe
return of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped over a
year ago, but that there is no reliable leadership
of the group that they can open talks with.
He said: “We want to get them back safe to
parents. But we are not sure of a credible
leadership that is prepared to talk yet about
Chibok girls .”
According to the Amnestey International Boko
Haram insurgents killed nearly 2,000 people since
Buhari came to power on May 29.
The Nigerian administration has recently showed
a readyness to have negotiations with the Boko
Haram, in spite of the claim that it is militarily on
the back foot.
Nigerian president said he is “prepared to discuss
anything” with the group to rescue the girls,
because “ we want them back safe. If they are
desperate, if they can blow people up in churches
and mosques, they can even kill them.”
The deadly Boko Haram sect formally became an
associate of the Islamic State.
Islamic State flags and songs have appeared in
succeeding propaganda videos, an attempt, as
President Buhari believes, at “ psychological
warfare to show that they are not alone, and have
the participation of a more resourceful group.”
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