The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has asked
President Jonathan to negotiate with Boko Haram men if that is
what it will take to release the abducted Chibok girls. Governor
Shettima made this remark during an interview with CNN's
Christiane Amanpour last night.
"The issue of not negotiation with the terrorists – it’s out
of the question. If it means talking to the devil, it means
the devil can come down, we can get back our girls. The
group that kidnapped the girls are a bunch of raving
lunatics.
"Do we have any other option? If I have to talk to the
devil to secure the release of the girls, I will do so.
President Jonathan did not act on time and did not talk to
me over the kidnappings until 19 days after.’’
He also said for the first three weeks after the girls were
abducted, the whole thing was politicized.
Also speaking, a woman leader of the All Progressive Party
Sharon Ikeazor said the situation could have been salvaged on
time if the President had acted immediately. She said the girls
had their cellphones with them and had contacted their parents
about their abduction.
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