President Muhammadu Buhari has been approached by a faction, as it named itself,

President Muhammadu Buhari has been

approached by a faction, as it named itself,

of the deadly Boko Haram sect, seeking

peace negotiations with Nigeria’s

government.

Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman,

made this known in a statement, saying that

efforts were under way to “verify their claims”

of having such power.

“A faction of the Boko Haram group came

forward claiming to have the mandate to

negotiate with the government, ” he said.

Buhari’s government recently said it was not

opposed to negotiations with the sect, which

has killed thousands and left around 1.5

million people evacuated during its

insurgency .

Shehu added: “It is now left for them to show

proof that they have the mandate, but they

made it clear that they are representing a

faction of Boko Haram that wants peace.”

It should be noted that despite his earlier

stance during the electoral

campaign President Buhari has recently said

he is willing to hold talks with Boko Haram

commanders for the rescue of more than 200

Chibok schoolgirls abducted last year.

The insurgents have killed more than 600

Nigerians in a spate of bombings and

shootings since new president was sworn-in

on May 29.

President Buhari will visit Cameroon on July

29-30 as part of efforts to cooperate with

countries with which Nigeria shares borders.

It would be recalled that efforts to reach a

peace agreement by the previous government

of Goodluck Jonathan failed as Boko

Haram denied holding any talks with

government.

Posted by Bintexhimself on July 31, 2015.

Tags: Boko Haram , President Buhari

Categories: Politics

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