Chibok girls: We’ll continue negotiation if.. — Buhari

Chibok girls: We’ll continue negotiation if.. — Buhari

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SUNDAY ODE, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the Federal Government would only continue negotiation with the Boko Haram insurgents if international agencies are involved.

Buhari also commended the role played by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the release of the 21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls, urging it to sustain humanitarian interest in Nigeria.

Meeting with Mr. Peter Maurer, ICRC President, at State House, Abuja, President  Buhari said his administration was prepared to continue talks with the Boko Haram insurgent group, “as long as they agree to involve international agencies like ICRC.

“We’ve seen the result of recent talks, 21 of the Chibok girls are back,” the President said, referring to the role played by ICRC in providing immediate humanitarian assistance to the girls, who had spent over 900 days in the hands of their abductors.

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