This NGO says Boko Haram has got in touch for peace talks

An independent non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has revealed that some Boko Haram agents have approached it for dialogue as a way of ending the insurgency in parts of the country.

Executive Secretary of the Centre, Yusuf Anas said in a statement, “The Centre however suggests that such dialogue should be done with every sense of caution and responsibility bearing in mind the previous disappointments that attended attempts at negotiations.

“Considering the unspeakable atrocities which the group has visited on Nigeria and Nigerians, this option is no doubt a hard sell. However, the recent statement by President Muhammadu Buhari on government’s readiness to negotiate with credible members of the sect has rekindled the hope for dialogue.

“The Centre views this gesture as good. It has opened a window of opportunity for dialogue for those insurgents that are willing and ready to lay down their arms. This position is predicated on calls made to this Centre by some members of the Boko Haram requesting for genuine and comprehensive dialogue that could lead to hundreds of them coming out to renounce their membership.

“Nevertheless, the Centre will continue to support and encourage all efforts towards bringing insurgency to an end in our country,” he said.

 

 

 

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