They are offering to release the girls in exchange for the
militant leaders held by the government.
According to an activist, who pleaded anonymity with an
international news agency because he was not authorized to talk to reporters on
the sensitive issue, it was revealed that Boko Haram’s current offer is limited
to the girls from the school in northeastern Nigeria who were abducted in April
2014.
“The new initiative reopens an offer made last year to the
government of former President Goodluck Jonathan to release the 219 students in
exchange for 16 Boko Haram detainees, the activist said.
He said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari
offers “a clean slate” to bring the militants back to negotiations that was
earlier cancelled by different security agencies and their advice to Jonathan.
Meanwhile, according to the President’s spokesperson, Femi
Adesina, he had welcomed negotiations with the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists.
Source: naij
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