Nigerian govt says Boko Haram ready to negotiate release of 83 more Chibok girls

October 16, 2016Samuel Ogundipe

FILE PHOTO: A screengrab taken on May 12, 2014, from a video of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram obtained by AFP shows girls, wearing the full-length hijab and praying in an undisclosed rural location. Boko Haram released a new video on claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were freed. A total of 276 girls were abducted on April 14 from the northeastern town of Chibok, in Borno state, which has a sizeable Christian community. Some 223 are still missing. AFP PHOTO / BOKO HARAM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BOKO HARAM" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Boko Haram has expressed its willingness to negotiate the release 83 more Chibok girls, presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said Sunday, days after the release of 21 abducted girls.

In an interview with Reuters Foundation, Mr. Shehu said leaders of the Islamic State-affiliated group released 21 girls on Thursday to assure the Buhari administration their faction held the girls.

“These 21 released girls are supposed to be tale bearers to tell the Nigerian government that this faction of Boko Haram has 83 more Chibok girls,” Mr. Shehu said. “The faction said it is ready to negotiate if the government is willing to sit down with them.”

Nearly 300 Chibok school girls were abducted by the sect in April 2014.

President Buhari has repeatedly said he would be willing to negotiate with the group if its genuine leaders are identified.

The Boko Haram faction said the remaining kidnapped Chibok girls were with another faction of the sect controlled Abubakar Shekau, Reuters Foundation quoted Mr. Shehu as saying.

Boko Haram has apparently split into at least two factions.

One is believed to be controlled by the elusive leader, Mr. Shekau, and another by Musab al-Barnawi, who is said to be the son of the group’s founder, Mohammed Yusuf.

The conditions for the release of the 21 girls on Thursday are not yet clear.

The Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, denied reports that the government had swapped captured Boko Haram fighters for their release and said he was not aware if any ransom had been paid.

President Muhammadu Buhari said in Germany he was not informed of what the government traded for the girls.

He said he would receive full briefing after arriving in Nigeria this week.

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Otile

Allah dey! Imam Buhari is becoming a good man. Let him continue to negotiate with his counterpart Imam Abu Shekau until the rest of the surviving girls is released. It doesn’t matter to us how much Buhari pays to Shekau or how many Boko boys given in exchange. The freedom of the girls is our number one concern.
- haba mallam
  
  The devil Otile has spoken, where have you been for the past weeks, the alert just arrived, erats have gotten paid at last now you have minutes on your phone to spare, shegen arne,
  - Otile
    
    Kafir banza. Go to latrine.
  - progressive
    
    Don’t mind the pdp e rats they have been looking for money to steal thank God for buhari who believes in rule of law
- Burning Spear
  
  ABSURDITY OF THE CHIBOK RIP-OFF————————-Red Cross Refutes Nigerian Presidency’s Story On Release Of Chibok Girls——-they were not involved in the negotiations————————-
  
  After more than two years in captivity by Boko Haram, Nigeria’s government now said today that 21 of the schoolgirls whose abduction triggered the #BringBackOurGirls campaign have been released. But in APRIL 2014, the Nigerian military said over 100 of these abducted girls were freed; IN APRIL 2015, same army said it rescued 200 of the same girls; then May 2016 (this year), the very same military again claimed it rescued over 100 of the hostages. Please read the links below and be the judge in the CHIBOK SCAM – the biggest CAMPAIGN RIP-OFF in Nigeria’s history.
  
  NIGERIAN MILITARY SAYS OVER 100 GIRLS ABDUCTED FROM SCHOOL ARE FREED – KCTV5
  
  KANO, Nigeria (CNN) – According to the Nigerian government officials–Heavily armed men descended on the school as the girls slept. Bullets flew as guards fought back, but they lost. The men, Boko Haram militants, herded more than 100 students onto buses, vans and trucks and drove off, flanked by motorcycles, authorities said. Until now, it is still not immediately clear how the girls became free in Nigeria since the denial of any involvement in the release of the girls by the Red Cross. Their conditions of freedom are yet not clear several hours after their release.
  
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  - progressive
    
    Myopic if you don’t know what to say why don’t you just keep shut and stop repeating your message
  - progressive
    
    Myopic if you don’t know what to say why don’t you just keep shut and stop repeating your messages
- progressive
  
  Is it not your Jonathan coward that have been playing politics with those girls they have been using those girls to steal money from our treasury.
- dpfrank
  
  Who pour garri inside your brain?
Du Covenant

Why are details of this negotiation being released in this manner?. Can’t we just see results and be happy again?.
- vagabonds in power
  
  Because the entire alawada show concerning the release of the said fake chibok girls without the involvement of the army is still very hazy————We are yet to be told the name of the group that helped in the release of the alleged girls—We do not know if it was FULANI Shekau—–or the group FULANI BOKO HARAM backed by ISIS
  - progressive
    
    Why must you know the source who released the chibok girls all I know that what Nigerians have been waiting for have been achieved by buhari
- progressive
  
  Some morons in opposition can see only looking for excuses they were been amazed that buhari can achieve alot since when he came on power
  - Du Covenant
    
    My broda, the mad man from Ekiti is still at his nonsense even with the release of the 21 girls. I really don’t know why the mind of the black man is the way it is. I would preferred the government to carry on negotiating quietly and just surprise us once the girls are released.
- Night Crawler
  
  Why should they release such news to Nigerians, did American release how they killed Osama til date, your stupitidy is no of his world
Burning Spear

ABSURDITY OF THE CHIBOK RIP-OFF————————-Red Cross Refutes Nigerian Presidency’s Story On Release Of Chibok Girls——-they were not involved in the negotiations————————-

After more than two years in captivity by Boko Haram, Nigeria’s government now said today that 21 of the schoolgirls whose abduction triggered the #BringBackOurGirls campaign have been released. But in APRIL 2014, the Nigerian military said over 100 of these abducted girls were freed; IN APRIL 2015, same army said it rescued 200 of the same girls; then May 2016 (this year), the very same military again claimed it rescued over 100 of the hostages. Please read the links below and be the judge in the CHIBOK SCAM – the biggest CAMPAIGN RIP-OFF in Nigeria’s history.

NIGERIAN MILITARY SAYS OVER 100 GIRLS ABDUCTED FROM SCHOOL ARE FREED – KCTV5

KANO, Nigeria (CNN) – According to the Nigerian government officials–Heavily armed men descended on the school as the girls slept. Bullets flew as guards fought back, but they lost. The men, Boko Haram militants, herded more than 100 students onto buses, vans and trucks and drove off, flanked by motorcycles, authorities said. Until now, it is still not immediately clear how the girls became free in Nigeria since the denial of any involvement in the release of the girls by the Red Cross. Their conditions of freedom are yet not clear several hours after their release.

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- progressive
  
  Nuisance were did you got your own information, buhari will not be distracted by your fools who thinks you can used the media and be deceiving nigerians
- Made Of More…
  
  Hmmmmmn False Prophet…
Castro

Scam of the century is taking place right under our nose. Tighten your belt for depression is by the corner.
- progressive
  
  So you can call this scam it seems you people are still dreaming that buhari can secure the release of the chibok girls I hope you won’t get sick for this great testimony
- woman leader1
  
  Everything is scam to you, learn to be appreciative.
  - stackCrawler
    
    Abi oooo
    - woman leader1
      
      Don’t mind them.
  - dele20
    
    Tell him
    - woman leader1
      
      Abi
- mamaT
  
  scam here,scam there everytyn good happening is scam, u better wake up from your deep sleep to this good reality…and stop being enemy of progress .
- daygea
  
  Even under your nose you can not appreciate a good job when you see one.
Iskacountryman

why am i not impressed?
- Homo Nigeriana
  
  @disqus_N9eI1Jg9MJ:disqus
  
  Let me guess. You are not impressed because you feel lied to. You know the meaning of NEGOTIATION
  and you feel insulted by Lai Muhamed and Yemi Osinbajo who define ‘negotiation’ as meaning the same
  thing as SURRENDER. But of course, you know better. Negotiation means SWAP of Chibok girls for cash
  or and for captured Boko Haram war commanders. Boko Haram will not enter negotiation to get nothing.
  Nigerian government officials cut their own credibility by dissembling over this simple truth. A surrender,
  in captive situation, would have meant complete freedom for the remaining 197 Chibok girls in custody.
  - Krisp O’ Brian
    
    IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART I SAY WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 21 CHIBOK GIRLS CASE
    
    IS CALLED “RANSOMED SWAP” IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF A MILITARY CONFLICT.
    - progressive
      
      Lunatic there is nothing like ransome , you can see how your propaganda have been defeated.
      - stackCrawler
        
        Please tell him
    - woman leader1
      
      Your comment shows you no nothing.
    - stackCrawler
      
      What are you saying
    - dele20
      
      Trash
  - progressive
    
    Whether the wailers are happy or not as long as I know this government have fulfiled it promise when they came on board by telling Nigerians that they will surelt free the chibok girls and we are all seeing the result now, Nigerians will not forget history and rescuing the chibok girls
    - stackCrawler
      
      Gbam
  - Iskacountryman
    
    you sabe book…
- progressive
  
  Why should you be impressed after all you all depend on stealing from our treasury if not for buhari being the president of this country today he has blocked all loopholes how those bastard have been stealing our money
  - mamaT
    
    tell them…alot of stealing has been done to this country and alot of people enjoy this,not thinking of the future. kudos to this government, i support strongly
    - stackCrawler
      
      I stand with president Buhari all the way
      - dele20
        
        With PMB I stand
  - stackCrawler
    
    Don’t mind them
  - Iskacountryman
    
    ya money?
- woman leader1
  
  You can’t be impressed because there is no more free money like before.
  - stackCrawler
    
    Lool. Abi ooo
- stackCrawler
  
  Huh
- Night Crawler
  
  Its because hatred has taking over your thinking faculty
  - Iskacountryman
    
    you are making an assumption…
- Made Of More…
  
  WHO cares… Nigerians are impressed.
  - Iskacountryman
    
    clap for ya self…
Burbank

Great.
Bring back the girls, promptly.
- progressive
  
  They will surely be free as long as 21 girls have been rwlase so far so it shows that this government is on course
  - stackCrawler
    
    That’s a sure fact
- woman leader1
  
  I strongly believe in this government, they will make us smile.
  - stackCrawler
    
    That’s a sure fact. Let’s all just watch and see how things are gonna turn out good
  - Burbank
    
    Amen
progressive

Kudos to lai Mohammed for letting Nigerians knows on what is best to come about the chibok girls and I know that this government will surely make sure that those girls are been released from their captivity.
- woman leader1
  
  Sure!
  - stackCrawler
    
    Nasooooo
- stackCrawler
  
  Well said
- dele20
  
  Lai Muhammad always gives us the latest update
woman leader1

Alhaji Lai Muhammad thank you for the updates always.
- stackCrawler
  
  Yes ooo. LAI MOHAMMED all the wayyy
  - woman leader1
    
    Gbam
  - dele20
    
    Lai Muhammad is really working great
    - front man
      
      No doubt
  - front man
    
    No shaking, success all the way.
- Night Crawler
  
  His the best minister of information, Nigeria ever had, always giving Nigerians updates on day to day activities of this adminstration
- dele20
  
  Kudos to HMIC
mamaT

great job the president, along side wit minister lai Mohammed…reuniting the girls wit their parent is awesome….a sign of excellent Nigeria, more success on the way #watch-out#
- woman leader1
  
  Certainly, success all the way.
  - stackCrawler
    
    That’s it oooooo
- Night Crawler
  
  Well said, the country is in the save hands of PMB…
- dele20
  
  Yes ooooo, you have spoken well
- front man
  
  True
stackCrawler

We stand with lai mohammed all the wayyyy
- Olatubosun
  
  God bless our honorable minister of information
  - dele20
    
    Amen, God bless HMIC
- dele20
  
  Yes ooooo
daygea

This is a great achievement by the federal government. Kudos to Lai Mohammed for job well done.
- Olatubosun
  
  Yes o….. Nigeria will rise again
  - dele20
    
    Certain
- Made Of More…
  
  Yeah He is really working
  - dele20
    
    HMIC is really doing great
- dele20
  
  Yes ooooo withHMICwestand
- paul
  
  Achievment? They’ve only returned some of the girls where they kept them. The world wont continue indefinitely. At the end of the world all evils and sponsors will be exposed
Night Crawler

Who ever that is doubting the girls being kidnap! My prayer for them is that their love ones should be kidnapped for just a month and when they cry out others would ve the guts to call it a scam!

Its not a curse but reality, whether they are on swap or not is not my concern, their release should be paramount, it’s everyone that can negotiate for swap and be successful at the end.

I believe this administration he their people at heart and this country is in save hands
- Olatubosun
  
  Amen…..
  Nigeria will rise
- dele20
  
  Don’t mind the fools, the doubtful are Thomas
- front man
  
  What do you expect from enemy of progress.
Olatubosun

God bless Nigeria and God bless buhari and his cabinets
- dele20
  
  Amen
LagosBoy

Well done PMB. This is a sign of good leadership. In due time we will get rid all of this insurgent and cleanse Nigeria.
God bless Nigeria and God bless us all.
- front man
  
  Amen
front man

Kudos pmb
front man

May God bless Nigeria.
front man

I believe in pmb, I believe he will ensure that this girls are released.
front man

HMIC may God continue to guide and guard you sir.