President Olusegun Obasanjo is not happy with
the way Boko Haram is killing innocent Nigerians
everyday and he has openly declared that the
government of President Jonathan is
overwhelmed by the terrorists.
Consequently, the former Nigerian President has
decided to intervene in order to bring back our
girls from the den of the deadly sect. A credible
source told AFP that Obasanjo met with people
close to Boko Haram in a move to secure the
release of over 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok,
Borno State, on April 14.
The meeting took place at Obasanjo’s farm
in Ogun State, Southern Nigeria, and was
attended by relatives of very senior Boko
Haram leaders as well as intermediaries.
“The meeting was focused on how to free
the girls through negotiation,” said the
source who requested anonymity due to the
sensitive nature of the top secret meeting.
Reports of the talks emerged as Nigeria’s Chief
of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh,
said the girls had been located in some Boko
Haram camps but doubted the prospect of
rescuing them by force.
It would be recalled that Obasanjo, who left
office in 2007, previously sought to negotiate
with the insurgents in September 2011 after
Boko Haram bombed the United Nations
headquarters in Abuja.
Then, he flew to the Islamists’ base in the Borno
State capital, Maiduguri, to meet relatives of ex-
Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf, who was
killed in Police custody in 2009.
Obasanjo, who remains an influential figure in
Nigerian politics, is not happy the way FG is
handling the case.
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