We Are Ready To Negotiate With Boko Haram On Chibok Girls..FG

Federal Government yesterday said it was set to negotiate with Boko Haram sect to secure the release of over 200 female students of the Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, which the group abducted on April 14, 2014. National Coordinator of the National Information Centre on Security Update in Nigeria, Mr. Mike Omeri, drop...ped the hint at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday. President Goodluck Jonathan had in his national broadcast on May 29 to mark the 2014 edition of Democracy Day, said that his administration would only dialogue with the terrorist group if its members renounced violence and lay down their arms. But yesterday, Omeri said that the Federal Government is exploring all options, including negotiation, provided it is in line with international best practices. The new move of the Federal Government, Nigerian Pilot learnt, was informed by the recent United States swap of five dangerous Taliban terrorists for an American soldier. It was further learnt that the Jonathan administration was shocked that some foreign powers, including those opposed to their negotiating with Boko Haram, were already negotiating with armed groups in the interest of their nationals. Omeri, who also doubles as the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA