We may go into truce with Boko Haram~ Presidency

Firstclass newsline gathered that the Federal Government has said that
it is open to negotiations with the Boko Haram sect in order to find a
lasting solution to the security crisis in the country, if the group
is willing.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu
Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday, in an
interview with theBBC.
In the interview, which was monitored by a source, Adesina said the
Federal Government was not ruling out negotiations with the sect if it
would put an end to the activities of the group. He lamented that the
insurgents had attacked so many villages and killed scores of people.
"These were very vicious attacks. People were killed in scores and
it's so sad," he said.
The President had during his inauguration speech said he had launched
a strategy to deal with the sect by relocating the military
headquarters to Maiduguri, Borno State.
When asked whether this would work, Adesina replied, "This is going to
work. There are machineries being put in place. It's going to work.
The recent killings by the sect were meant to break our resolve, to
weaken it, but that will stop. It remains a priority to him (Buhari)
to deal with the group.
"You will notice that his first two weeks of administration were
dedicated to tackling the insurgency. He visited Chad and Niger
Republics and the following week, the Presidents of those countries
also visited him in Abuja.
"The President of Benin Republic and the Defence Minister of Cameroon
visited him; machinery is being put in place and once we're through,
we will see the end of the group. The target time for the deployment
of the multinational force is July ending; that is in a couple of
weeks."
When the BBC also asked if the Federal Government was considering
negotiations with the insurgent group, Adesina replied in the
affirmative.
He said, "If they are willing, why not? You know attempts have been
made for negotiations in the past and they didn't work. Every
reasonable person would want to see the end to this insurgency. So if
they are willing, why not? You can't rule that out."
Firstclassnewsline.net