Nigerian Govt Reaches Ceasefire Agreement With Boko Haram

Date: 17-10-2014 4:34 pm (8 years ago) | Author: kaygee
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Nigeria’s military says it has agreed a truce with Islamist militant group Boko Haram and the schoolgirls it has abducted will be released.Boko-Haram-ceasefire
Nigeria’s chief of defence staff, Alex Badeh, made the announcement. Boko Haram has not made a public statement.
The military has struggled to defeat Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009.
The Islamist militant group sparked global outrage six months ago by abducting more than 200 schoolgirls.
They were seized in the north-eastern town of Chibok. The government has been criticised for failing to secure their release.
Nigerian presidential aide Hassan Tukur told BBC Focus on Africa that the agreement followed one month of negotiations, mediated by Chad.
He said Boko Haram had announced a unilateral ceasefire on Thursday and the government had responded.
“They’ve assured us they have the girls and they will release them,” he said.
“I am cautiously optimisti
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Posted: at 17-10-2014 04:34 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- timidadigi at 17-10-2014 04:43 PM (8 years ago)
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good news
Posted: at 17-10-2014 04:43 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- hellhellhell at 17-10-2014 04:44 PM (8 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 17-10-2014 04:44 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- schmit at 17-10-2014 04:45 PM (8 years ago)
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Make Una return d women, they were girls when Una kidnapped dem, na dem b women, Aibeg bokorams release dem ooo
Posted: at 17-10-2014 04:45 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- marybenson at 17-10-2014 05:02 PM (8 years ago)
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Quote from: schmit on 17-10-2014 04:45 PM
Make Una return d women, they were girls when Una kidnapped dem, na dem b women, Aibeg bokorams release dem ooo
lwkmd..haba my sister dat is barbaric.lolz.
Posted: at 17-10-2014 05:02 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- marybenson at 17-10-2014 05:03 PM (8 years ago)
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Lolz lwkmd @skumit.haba na,dat is barbaric.shuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
Posted: at 17-10-2014 05:03 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dareper at 17-10-2014 05:04 PM (8 years ago)
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I see
Posted: at 17-10-2014 05:04 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- sucre4u at 17-10-2014 05:35 PM (8 years ago)
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4 hw much
Posted: at 17-10-2014 05:35 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Ritabrenice at 17-10-2014 05:56 PM (8 years ago)
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Una sureeee
Posted: at 17-10-2014 05:56 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- schmit at 17-10-2014 06:11 PM (8 years ago)
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Quote from: marybenson on 17-10-2014 05:02 PM
lwkmd..haba my sister dat is barbaric.lolz.
I no mean any harm, e don dey too long when dem kidnapped dem oo
Posted: at 17-10-2014 06:11 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- zeigbo at 17-10-2014 06:31 PM (8 years ago)
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na dem sabi

Posted: at 17-10-2014 06:31 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- angesco at 17-10-2014 06:45 PM (8 years ago)
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Cease fire with terrorists?  Good luck to Nigeria!

All we want are the return of the abducted girls!
Posted: at 17-10-2014 06:45 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- allenspike at 17-10-2014 06:55 PM (8 years ago)
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Abeg make una no dey use us play need 4 speed underground

Posted: at 17-10-2014 06:55 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- dynasty4all at 17-10-2014 07:08 PM (8 years ago)
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SO WHAT ARE THEY GOING 2 DO 2 BOKO HARAM MEMBERS?
GRANT THEM AMNESTY?
LET GOVT NO TRY IT COS D BLOOD OF D INNOCENT ONES THEY KILLED IN A COLD BLOOD WILL NEVER STOP 2 CRY 4 VENGANCE
I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO LOST 4 OUT OF HIS 5 CHILDREN 2 UNCIRCUMCISED IDIOTS CALLED BOKO HARAM
Posted: at 17-10-2014 07:08 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- cadanre at 17-10-2014 07:35 PM (8 years ago)
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NP/Gistmania has totally changed. Very few reasonable pals around.

Posted: at 17-10-2014 07:35 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- ukanahv at 17-10-2014 08:18 PM (8 years ago)
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Niaja goverment ,...nor be una bullet finish so?
Please do whatever, make them return this innocent girls..
Posted: at 17-10-2014 08:18 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- beneno at 17-10-2014 10:02 PM (8 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes
Posted: at 17-10-2014 10:02 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- zeigbo at 17-10-2014 10:59 PM (8 years ago)
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Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

Posted: at 17-10-2014 10:59 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- morgrawl231 at 17-10-2014 11:35 PM (8 years ago)
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NA WA OOO!
Posted: at 17-10-2014 11:35 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- Larry28 at 17-10-2014 11:41 PM (8 years ago)
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Ok
Posted: at 17-10-2014 11:41 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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