Fresh reports say that Boko Haram group
has finally agreed to free all the Chibok girls
for 18 sect commanders currently in
detention.
It would be recalled that less than two weeks
ago it was reported that the insurgents had
agreed to release only 30 female students
abducted in April in exchange for 18 key
group members. The decision was allegedly
made after the Nigerian authorities had held
secret talks with one of Boko Haram seniors
identified as Umar.
This Saturday it was gathered that the
International Committee of the Red Cross and
the Nigerian government were holding long-
time negotiations on the issue .
Finally, according to the Nation, the
agreement on 219 girls release was reached.
It has been reported that the two parties
asked their representatives to go back to
their leaders to discuss the new conditions.
At the meeting said to be facilitated by the
President, Civil Rights Congress (CRC),
Comrade Shehu Sani, it was allegedly claimed
that if the girls were tried to be released by
force, it might lead to fatalities.
Chibok girls showed in the video released by
Abubakar Shekau
One of those who attended the session said:
“The sect shifted its position and agreed to
release all the girls instead of 30 Christian
married girls it had promised. But Boko
Haram said it does not trust the government
going by previous experience. If the
government had respected previous talks, the
Chibok girls were initially meant to be off the
hook during the Eid-el Fitr festival. Again
about two weeks ago, a delegation was
already in Maiduguri until the swap deal was
bungled. Some security agents only advised
on the release of six out of the 18 leaders of
the sect. They rated the rest 12 as
dangerous. When the insurgents found out,
they backtracked and demanded the release
of the 18 leaders. The development paved
the way for the latest talks in Abuja which
involved the ICRC.”
The source also said that the Nigerian
authorities promised to release the 18
leaders as soon as all the girls were let go.
Another source present at the session said:
“We generally agreed that all the parties
should go back to their leaders on the
agreement reached. The government said no
to piecemeal release of the girls and Boko
Haram claimed that it will not have any
business with the government until all the 18
leaders of the sect are freed. After the Eid-el-
Kabir festival, the two parties will meet again
on the terms to finalise the agreement or
part ways. Before the meeting rose, Boko
Haram representatives warned against the use
of force to liberate the girls. It also made it
clear that it had the “capacity to take on the
Federal Government for the next 45 years.”
Regarding the insurgency in the North-East of
Nigeria one of the sources said that “the
outcome of the latest round of talks will
determine whether they should ceasefire or
not” .
It would be recalled that more than 200 girls
were abducted on April 14 by Boko Haram in
Chibok of the troubled Borno State. Despite
both the military and social involvement of
various countries worldwide, the majority of
students are still missing.

Source: www.naij.com/294646-finally-boko-haram-agree-release-chibok-girls.html

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All??
including d once they use for suicide bomb ??

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