Switzerland has given an insight into why it was part of the negotiation that led to the release of the 82 Chibok girls abducted three years ago by the terror group, Boko Haram.
According to a news report published on Tuesday by a UK newspaper, IBTimes UK, the Swiss government said their involvement in the negotiation with Boko Haram was as a result of a request from the Nigerian government, in addition to “humanitarian concerns”.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, had thanked Switzerland, the International Committee of Red Cross, Nigerian military and security agencies, and local and international NGOs for their help in the release of the girls.
The Red Cross had on Monday explained its role in freeing the girls.
IBTimes UK quoted Noemie Charton, the spokesperson for the Switzerland’s foreign ministry, as saying “Switzerland’s commitment is motivated by humanitarian concerns.”
“Switzerland’s engagement in this operation was guided by the principles of strict neutrality and non-interference.”
The paper also quoted a security analyst and counter-terrorism expert, David Otto, who said that “the Switzerland representative played an active role in organising negotiations from within Nigeria and outside Nigeria along with local key actors like Barrister Zannah Mustapha and (human rights activist and lawyer) Asiha Wakil who wield trust due to their pre-existing relationships with one or more factions (of Boko Haram)”
Details of the negotiations that resulted in the release of the girls have not been disclosed by the federal government. The government has also not disclosed the number of Boko Haram suspects released in the swap deal.
Switzerland, according to the paper, called on Boko Haram to release the remaining girls who are in their captivity.
The released girls are among the over 270 abducted from their dormitories in a government secondary school in Chibok, Borno State in April 2014 as they prepared to write their final exams.
Twenty-one of them were earlier released last October after negotiations between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government.
Two other girls were found separately, in addition to those who escaped on the night of their abduction.
With the latest release, about 80 Chibok girls are now being held by the Boko Haram.

Source: http://www.legendvibes.com.ng/2017/05/82-chibok-girls-why-we-helped-nigeria.html

unclezuma:
All this fake news sharers make una careful ooo...

What's fake about this news? I guess it is fake because it is not bad news. It is not a news that suits, you know you would prefer if it was negative news against Nigeria as it suits your evil agenda.

Give up already. GEJ alias le shoeless has lost the election and gone for good, never to be seen in government again. Unless if Baysela becomes a country on it own.

All liars will have their path ...

Ok o

The useless wailers won't like this news one bit. They prefer it when it is bad news.

They will say it is propaganda but shame on GEJ, he could not use propaganda to get the release of those girls. Could not use propaganda to protect lives of Nigerians.

My advise to wailers, f*ck off into the lagoon.

Thanks to the government and people of Switzerland, this is one kind gesture the good people of Nigeria will never forget.

They should however ignore the senseless wailings of a tiny minority who are trying desperately to discredit their good work. It is just an unnecessary jealousy borne out of ignorance and crass politics. They will get over the success of this release with time.

All liars will have their part in the lake burning with fire and brimstone.


See at the Chibok girls under Northern created Nigeria terrorists fresh, after being in captivity for 3 years? Devil is a liar!

Swiss Government will sincerely appreciate. Atleast for once will have benefited something from you people.
In time past, you people really gained from us, you confiscated our money and used the revenue to develop your Land.

If helping us to negotiate for the release of chibok girls is part of the benefit we will derived from our long seize wealth, we expect more of such benefit.

Those who never saw beyond their nose we continued to scream..lied, lying liars ,and when you asked them to touch their forehead.. they touched the centre of their, because for them it look the same..

seunmsg:
Thanks to the government and people of Switzerland, this is one kind gesture the good people of Nigeria will never forget.

They should however ignore the senseless wailings of a tiny minority who are trying desperately to discredit their good work. It is just an unnecessary jealousy borne out of ignorance and crass politics. They will get over the success of this release with time.

We no dey beg them. Let them not get over it. Let hypertension kill them. The more they die one after the other, the better for us.

We need sane people not people who are madly senseless like them.

Yet some people with cognitive dissonance will argue, they don't know that little by little, they are becoming mental cases.

Ayam not understanding oooo

abescom:
What's fake about this news? I guess it is fake because it is not bad news. It is not a news that suits, you know you would prefer if it was negative news against Nigeria as it suits your evil agenda.

Give up already. GEJ alias le shoeless has lost the election and gone for good, never to be seen in government again. Unless if Baysela becomes a country on it own.

I swear down even Bayelsa has forsaken him.

Chibok girls is an international scam paid by the APC



Anybody that believes this poo needs brain transplant

Those "kidnapped"women turned girls were feeding better than the ordinary Nigerians on the street not to talk of IDPs

Scam everywhere

Where are the gullibles ?


Pls come quickly, this story trash is for you.

Switzerland knows where Shekau is but the Nigerian government and Army has no clue about where he is.


When an outsider tells you the time you wake your wife up, then you know you window blind is on holiday.

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Firefire:
All liars will have their part in the lake burning with fire and brimstone.


See at the Chibok girls under Northern created Nigeria terrorists fresh, after being in captivity for 3 years? Devil is a liar!

Have ever been kidnaped by boko haram? has your dauhter or sister been kidnaped by boko haram before? how then do you know how a person held captive by boko haram is suppose to look like