After the slaughter of over 200 civilians in 48 hours, the federal government has disclosed it may negotiate with Boko Haram to bring an end to insurgency..
This stance was made known by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,in an interview with the BBC on Friday.. He said
"These were very vicious attacks. People were killed in scores and it's so sad"
On if the relocation of the military command would work in defeating Boko Haram, he said
"This is going to work. There are machineries being put in place. It's going to work. The recent killings by the sect were meant to break our resolve, to weaken it, but that will stop. It remains a priority to him (Buhari) to deal with the group.
"You will notice that his first two weeks of administration were dedicated to tackling the insurgency. He visited Chad and Niger Republics and the following week, the Presidents of those countries also visited him in Abuja.
"The President of Benin Republic and the Defence Minister of Cameroon visited him; machinery is being put in place and once we're through, we will see the end of the group. The target time for the deployment of the multinational force is July ending; that is in a couple of weeks."
When asked if the Federal Government was considering negotiations with the terrorist group, Adesina replied
"If they are willing, why not? You know attempts have been made for negotiations in the past and they didn't work. Every reasonable person would want to see the end to this insurgency. So if they are willing, why not? You can't rule that out."
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