Boko Haram seeks swap of 30 Chibok girls for
18 chiefs
After a secret negotiation, Boko Haram has agreed to
release some of the abducted 219 Chibok girls, The Nation learnt yesterday.
The sect has listed 18 of its key members, who it said
should be freed from detention in exchange for the girls.
But there was a snag last night because while the
government wanted freedom for all the 219 Government
Secondary School, Chibok girls, the sect said it would free
only 30. The girls have been in captivity for 149 days.
Boko Haram sent the list of its commanders and the 30
girls to be swapped to a minister, who is also a lawyer, an
elderstatesman and a key facilitator of peace with the sect, Comrade Shehu Sani, who is also the President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, according to sources.
The list, it was learnt, was sent after secret talks between a government delegation and a Boko Haram commander,
who is being detained in Kuje Prison in Abuja. But there
was no confirmation of this last night.
According the sources, the delegation, whose membership was kept under wrap, discussed with the commander, who is simply described as Umar.
One of the sources said: “Some top officials met with Umar about two weeks ago in Kuje Prison to discuss issues connected to the fate of the Chibok girls.
“We heard some inmates sharing this information that the sect might swap the girls with Umar and others. But all the details are still secret because Umar keeps to himself a lot.”
But another source said: “The delegation had a fruitful
negotiation with Umar, who is one of the highly-rated
commanders of Boko Haram. The group assured Umar of a swap and he has been looking forward to it.
“The sect has given a list of 18 of its members to be
swapped with the abducted Chibok girls.”
It was, however, gathered that the fresh negotiation has
suffered a little setback because Boko Haram has agreed to set free only 30 of the remaining 219 girls in its custody.
The government has offered to release the 18 key Boko
Haram leaders/ members only on the condition that all the Chibok girls will be freed.
Some security agents are said to have given “cautious
advice” to the government when there was “no full
assurance that all the girls will be released”.
“So, technically, the release of 30 girls was unacceptable to the government based on the advice of some security
agents,” another source said, adding:
“You can see why Nigerians should stop blaming Boko
Haram from continuously keeping these girls in captivity.
What is of concern now is to get even these 30 girls out to prove to the whole world that they are alive.”
Sani simply said last night: “No comment.”
Earlier in May, Sani explained why he and some Boko
Haram contacts had audience with ex-President Olusegun
Obasanjo in Abeokuta.
He said the session was meant to open a new channel for
dialogue with the sect to rescue the girls.
He said: “The meeting in Abeokuta was aimed at
repackaging and salvaging the dialogue option.”
It was not immediately clear if the latest talks had any
connection with the repackaging or not.
The Chairman of the Presidential Fact-Finding Committee
on the abduction of Chibok girls, Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Sabo,
had on July 22 said the incident was real, contrary to
misinterpretation in some quarters.
He also said 276 pupils were abducted, but 219 were
unaccounted for, as at the time of submitting the report.
He said 57 of the abducted pupils had been reunited with
their families after escaping from the sect.
Gen. Sabo, who made the disclosures in an address at the presentation of the committee’s report to the President, said 119 pupils escaped from the school premises before the insurgents took away their classmates.”
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/boko-haram-seeks-swap-of-30-chibok-girls-for-18-chiefs/

mistudreh: Boko Haram seeks swap of 30 Chibok girls for
18 chiefs
After a secret negotiation, Boko Haram has agreed to
release some of the abducted 219 Chibok girls, The Nation learnt yesterday.
The sect has listed 18 of its key members, who it said
should be freed from detention in exchange for the girls.
But there was a snag last night because while the
government wanted freedom for all the 219 Government
Secondary School, Chibok girls, the sect said it would free
only 30. The girls have been in captivity for 149 days.
Boko Haram sent the list of its commanders and the 30
girls to be swapped to a minister, who is also a lawyer, an
elderstatesman and a key facilitator of peace with the sect, Comrade Shehu Sani, who is also the President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, according to sources.
The list, it was learnt, was sent after secret talks between a government delegation and a Boko Haram commander,
who is being detained in Kuje Prison in Abuja. But there
was no confirmation of this last night.
According the sources, the delegation, whose membership was kept under wrap, discussed with the commander, who is simply described as Umar.
One of the sources said: “Some top officials met with Umar about two weeks ago in Kuje Prison to discuss issues connected to the fate of the Chibok girls.
“We heard some inmates sharing this information that the sect might swap the girls with Umar and others. But all the details are still secret because Umar keeps to himself a lot.”
But another source said: “The delegation had a fruitful
negotiation with Umar, who is one of the highly-rated
commanders of Boko Haram. The group assured Umar of a swap and he has been looking forward to it.
“The sect has given a list of 18 of its members to be
swapped with the abducted Chibok girls.”
It was, however, gathered that the fresh negotiation has
suffered a little setback because Boko Haram has agreed to set free only 30 of the remaining 219 girls in its custody.
The government has offered to release the 18 key Boko
Haram leaders/ members only on the condition that all the Chibok girls will be freed.
Some security agents are said to have given “cautious
advice” to the government when there was “no full
assurance that all the girls will be released”.
“So, technically, the release of 30 girls was unacceptable to the government based on the advice of some security
agents,” another source said, adding:
“You can see why Nigerians should stop blaming Boko
Haram from continuously keeping these girls in captivity.
What is of concern now is to get even these 30 girls out to prove to the whole world that they are alive.”
Sani simply said last night: “No comment.”
Earlier in May, Sani explained why he and some Boko
Haram contacts had audience with ex-President Olusegun
Obasanjo in Abeokuta.
He said the session was meant to open a new channel for
dialogue with the sect to rescue the girls.
He said: “The meeting in Abeokuta was aimed at
repackaging and salvaging the dialogue option.”
It was not immediately clear if the latest talks had any
connection with the repackaging or not.
The Chairman of the Presidential Fact-Finding Committee
on the abduction of Chibok girls, Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Sabo,
had on July 22 said the incident was real, contrary to
misinterpretation in some quarters.
He also said 276 pupils were abducted, but 219 were
unaccounted for, as at the time of submitting the report.
He said 57 of the abducted pupils had been reunited with
their families after escaping from the sect.
Gen. Sabo, who made the disclosures in an address at the presentation of the committee’s report to the President, said 119 pupils escaped from the school premises before the insurgents took away their classmates.”
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/boko-haram-seeks-swap-of-30-chibok-girls-for-18-chiefs/

The more reason why Nigeria military is using "measured offensive" is because of those girls, simply.
If they need their commanders, we need the 260 girls complete.
If they get there commanders, they will still rain more havoc, remember!!!

we need al our girls nd intact 2. Nonsense

Most of the girls are now pregnant and carrying the Genes of boko haram. All of them are unsuitable for exchange for any of those satanic demons called bokoharam.

Those BH no get class. Bunch of evil doers.

All what I no is that those girls have already been brain-wash. Forget about these girls and finish boko for ONCE because that is the only Solution. Releasing those killers is like releasing lions from the cage but I really pity #bringbackourgirls# parent. WE ALL NEED TO REBUKE THESE MONSTERS CALLED BOKO HARAM

when the government wants this to end,it will end.

The President knows that the bh and chibok girls are indictment on his part for election. If he succeeded in releasing the girls that will be centre of campaign as a President in transition that has Nigerian on his mind. Not getting the girls is bad for him. US will go to war for a citizen how bout that. Nlders just comments anyhow but its what matters.

yawa dey oooo

interesting

This is getting us nowhere... Tis a pity even the #BringBackOurgirls 's parent said they av sacrifized the children BUT BH should be destroyed.. Aldo we knew that option isn't suitable for Jona....

In ma own view: BH is a cancaworm dat av eaten so deep into d system and may never end..... But make dem no leave dat dia catchment arear if dem no wan madt o....

I support a swap deal but it must be a total swap deal involving all off the girls held hostage

INSTINCTS: when the government wants this to end,it will end.

datx Jex d FACT