The Federal Government has said that it is open to negotiations with the Boko Haram sect in order to find a lasting solution to the security crisis in the country, if the group is willing.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday, in an interview with the BBC.
In the interview, Adesina said the Federal Government was not ruling out negotiations with the sect if it would put an end to the activities of the group. He lamented that the insurgents had attacked so many villages and killed scores of people. “These were very vicious attacks. People were killed in scores and it’s so sad,” he said. The President had during his inauguration speech said he had launched a strategy to deal with the sect by relocating the military headquarters to Maiduguri, Borno State.
When asked whether this would work, Adesina replied, “This is going to work. There are machineries being put in place. It’s going to work. The recent killings by the sect were meant to break our resolve, to weaken it, but that will stop. It remains a priority to him (Buhari) to deal with the group. You will notice that his first two weeks of administration were dedicated to tackling the insurgency. He visited Chad and Niger Republics and the following week, the Presidents of those countries also visited him in Abuja. The President of Benin Republic and the Defence Minister of Cameroon visited him; machinery is being put in place and once we’re through, we will see the end of the group. The target time for the deployment of the multinational force is July ending; that is in a couple of weeks.”
When the BBC also asked if the Federal Government was considering negotiations with the insurgent group, Adesina replied in the affirmative. He said, “If they are willing, why not? You know attempts have been made for negotiations in the past and they didn’t work. Every reasonable person would want to see the end to this insurgency. So if they are willing, why not? You can’t rule that out.” For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - @Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 4-07-2015 06:19 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
since terrorist buhari took over power did you see Abubakar shekau on video again? job done and he disappeared nw buhari bokoharam wnt to negotiate with his boys (bokoharam).person who promised to crush bokoharam just turn to make peace with them.did u see any country that compromise with terrorist before? Animal in human skin.
Posted: at 4-07-2015 07:29 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
Reaching a deal with Islamists is never going to work. When eating with the devil - use a VERY long spoon. I doubt Buhari is "behind" BK - however GIVING INTO THEM (which is the same to me as "reaching a deal") is not the best move. This is the same group that has pled allegiance to ISIS. And ISIS have accepted. Our army has to be equipped to tackle them from the LAND, SEA and SKY. Reaching a deal with Boko Haram will only give other terror groups the idea that Nigeria is a soft touch. We will see a surge in kidnappings, rapes, assasinations, burning buildings, sabotage and so on. My fear is that our military forces cannot do this alone. We need help from foriegn powers (which is a shame especially as nations like Ghana appear to be keeping them a bay on their own). What about the kidnapped Chibok girls? What their fate? What is important is that the killings STOP in the north and we ensure they do not SPREAD any further - or we will have a CIVIL WAR on our hands. Our military forces are letting us down.
We are yet to recover from the the last civil war!!!
Posted: at 4-07-2015 08:36 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
royalty2008 at 4-07-2015 10:05 AM (8 years ago) (m)
This man is confused He has nothing upstairs When Goodluck was there, they kept criticizing him, but now HE MAY NEGOTIATE WITH BOKO HARAM Shame to u BGS, and APC as a whole
Posted: at 4-07-2015 10:05 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
See childish comments, illetracy is a disease. What has dialouge got to do wth mr president behind boko haram. All these myopic thinking dumb heads runing their mouths.
Posted: at 4-07-2015 10:53 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
See childish comments, illetracy is a disease. What has dialouge got to do wth mr president behind boko haram. All these myopic thinking dumb heads runing their mouths.
DON'T MIND THEM THEY ARE ANIMALS IN HUMAN SKIN. THEY ALWAYS OPEN MOUTH WITHOUT COMMON SENSE. WELL IS NOT COMMON.
Posted: at 4-07-2015 12:05 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
See childish comments, illetracy is a disease. What has dialouge got to do wth mr president behind boko haram. All these myopic thinking dumb heads runing their mouths.
Don't mind them bro ..... They are all "nitwit " and "wailing wailers " by their utterances you shall known them .... Most of them, their intellect are been reduced to a worrisome state of abject gullibility and blatant stupidity. Common sense is not even common nw .......
Posted: at 4-07-2015 12:43 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Reaching a deal with Islamists is never going to work. When eating with the devil - use a VERY long spoon. I doubt Buhari is "behind" BK - however GIVING INTO THEM (which is the same to me as "reaching a deal") is not the best move. This is the same group that has pled allegiance to ISIS. And ISIS have accepted. Our army has to be equipped to tackle them from the LAND, SEA and SKY. Reaching a deal with Boko Haram will only give other terror groups the idea that Nigeria is a soft touch. We will see a surge in kidnappings, rapes, assasinations, burning buildings, sabotage and so on. My fear is that our military forces cannot do this alone. We need help from foriegn powers (which is a shame especially as nations like Ghana appear to be keeping them a bay on their own). What about the kidnapped Chibok girls? What their fate? What is important is that the killings STOP in the north and we ensure they do not SPREAD any further - or we will have a CIVIL WAR on our hands. Our military forces are letting us down.
We are yet to recover from the the last civil war!!!
To be candid ! .... I am really impressed and delighted with this your post concerning this issue... This confirm that you are well defined intellect, reasonable and more enlightened..... You are nt like many morons on this forum that will stood by and conclude with their myphoic and un exposed mouth to lay unnecessary insinuation on the presidency personality
Thanks and keep it ....
Posted: at 4-07-2015 01:05 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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