Nigeria Govt Reaches Agreement For Release Of Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls - Presidency
Nigeria's presidency says it has agreed a ceasefire with militants Haram which would see the return of 219 kidnapped girls. Air Mar...
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Nigeria's presidency says it has agreed a ceasefire with militants Haram which would see the return of 219 kidnapped girls.
Air Marshal Alex Badeh, chief of defence staff, said: "A ceasefire agreement has been concluded between the Government of Nigeria and the Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal Jihad (Boko Haram)."
The president's principal secretary Tukur told the AFP news agency that an agreement to end hostilities had been reached after talks with the Islamist group.
The talks are thought to have taken place in neighbouring Chad.
Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls at gunpoint from a school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, on April 14.
Some of the girls managed to escape from the group in the aftermath of their kidnap or during fighting among militants, but 219 remain missing.
Mr Jonathan has faced strong criticism over a deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, with areas in the northeast Borno state inaccessible due to the threat from Boko Haram.
The group has demanded the release of detained extremists in exchange for the girls.
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Source: Sky NEws
Air Marshal Alex Badeh, chief of defence staff, said: "A ceasefire agreement has been concluded between the Government of Nigeria and the Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal Jihad (Boko Haram)."
The president's principal secretary Tukur told the AFP news agency that an agreement to end hostilities had been reached after talks with the Islamist group.
The talks are thought to have taken place in neighbouring Chad.
Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls at gunpoint from a school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, on April 14.
Some of the girls managed to escape from the group in the aftermath of their kidnap or during fighting among militants, but 219 remain missing.
Mr Jonathan has faced strong criticism over a deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, with areas in the northeast Borno state inaccessible due to the threat from Boko Haram.
The group has demanded the release of detained extremists in exchange for the girls.
More follows...
Source: Sky NEws
