CHIBOK GIRLS: BOKO HARAM THREATEN SWAP DEAL
There were strong indications on Monday
that the Federal Government was in a dilemma over the faction of the
Boko Haram sect, it should hold talks with.
The PUNCH gathered that the
Federal Government had in the past four months been holding talks with
members of the sect with a view to securing the release of the Chibok
girls.
It was, however, learnt that the matter came to a head two weeks ago with the factionalisation of the sect.
A top government official, who confided in The PUNCH,
said that contrary to the belief of many people, the release of the
girls was uppermost in the mind of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He admitted that there had been offers by some members of the sect to release the girls, but the government was being careful.
he source stated, “We do not want to
make the mistake the past administration made when its negotiation with
the sect did not lead to the release of the girls. We are still in a
dilemma on which of the two factions should we negotiate with. We must
confirm that the offers are genuine.”
The sect had on August 3 split with the ISIS naming Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the new leader of Boko Haram.
In an interview with al-Barnawi in its Al-Naba online weekly magazine, ISIS introduced him as Boko Haram new leader.
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