The Nigerian government has released a statement following the recent release of a video by the dreaded Boko Haram militants displaying the missing Chibok schoolgirls saying it is negotiating with the faction holding the girls.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who reacted to the video of some of the girls, said government is in touch with those purportedly behind the video.
”We are on top of the situation. But we are being extremely careful because the situation has been compounded by the split in the leadership of Boko Haram. We are also being guided by the need to ensure the safety of
the girls.
”Since this is not the first time we have been contacted over the issue, we want to be doubly sure that those we are in touch with are who they claim to be,” he said.
He also expressed the hope that the latest development will signal the beginning of the end of the nightmare to which the girls, their families and indeed all Nigerians have been subjected since the unfortunate abduction.
