President Muhammadu Buhari has
declared that he is ready to negotiate with the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists,
according to his spokesperson, Femi Adesina.
Adesina disclosed this in an
interview with BBC Africa. He said if Boko Haram members are willing, the
president will negotiate with them.
However, this seem to be against the
earlier stance of Buhari who during his campaign, promised not to negotiate
with the insurgents if elected as president.
“Boko Haram is not interested in
peace — if they are interested in peace, how can they kill 13,000 Nigerians?”
the former military ruler told BBC News in February.
Boko Haram carried out a fresh wave
of massacres in Borno on Friday, locals said, killing nearly 200 people in
48 hours of violence, according to AFP.
