Nigeria to negotiate with Boko Haram soon
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri, has urged Nigerians not to thwart the ongoing peace negotiation between the Federal Government and the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Omeri’s call is coming at a time the Islamist sect in a recent statement obtained by the Voice of America (VOA) in Mecca, said it decided to initiate the peace moves in response to numerous public appeals for peace in the country. Consequently, the Federal Government, through the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said: “We welcome the statement by the Jamā’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lādda’awatih wal-Jihad, acknowledging that they have been in contact with the Federal Government through its representatives and have started negotiations with the objective of reaching a final solution to this crisis.” Omeri, who spoke with journalists yesterday in Abuja, said the negotiation was what the NOA called for early in the year and also offered to mediate in the search for peace. He told th...