The Governor
of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has urged President Jonathan to negotiate with
Boko Haram sect 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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