The #BringBackOurGirls group says it would take no part in negotiations to rescue the abducted Chibok school girls, The Punch reports.
The group which is at the forefront of seeking the safe return of the girls says the federal government is free to go ahead with the negotiations, but it would not be part of the negotiation team.
Spokesman for the group, Abdulahi Abubakar, said it would continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.
He said, “This (negotiation with Boko Haram) is what we have been asking the government to do all this time. But we would not be part of the negotiation, the government should go ahead with the process, we welcome it and would continue to monitor developments.”
On Friday the group released a statement in reaction to the status update given by the Federal Government.
It said, “Our movement has been asking for feedback on our Government’s rescue efforts since our last meeting of January 14, 2015 to no avail. So we consider today’s briefing by the Federal Government a start.
“We welcome every factual communication of their effort to bring back our girls and hope that this signals a period of continuous feedback to parents, our movement and the general public. Our movement will monitor progress in the next one week and act accordingly – BBOG.”
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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