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Fresh facts have emerged on why President Muhammadu Buhari has remained steadfast on his position that the federal government would only negotiate for the release of the abducted Chibok girls with those who are directly holding them.

It has emerged that two recent attempts in recent weeks by the Federal Government for prisoners swap with the so called representative of the terror group may have reached a dead end as each time security officials arrive at designated locations with Boko Haram prisoners for the swap, Boko Haram representatives fail to show up as they are required to produce at least 50 verifiable Chibok girls for the first wave of the swap, security officials tell THISDAY.

Two hundred and seventy six girls were kidnapped from their school dormitory on April 14, 2014, and although 59 were able to escape, one recently, 217 have remained in captivity, sparking global outrage over their abduction.

THISDAY exclusively gathered that the federal government had through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), in conjunction with the Directorate of the State Service (DSS), have in the last two weeks reached back channels agreements with some on the leadership of the sect on the venue, date and other logistics necessary to facilitate the swap of identified Boko Haram prisoners from specific prisons for the Chibok girls.

The source familiar with the back channel deal said at the appointed time and date, when all was set and the identified prisoners were moved to the location slated for the swap, neither the Boko Haram representatives, its commanders nor the Chibok girls were anywhere near the vicinity, prompting the federal government to return the Boko Haram prisoners to their prison cells.

Boko Haram’s inability to deliver the girls, the security source revealed is frustrating the federal government’s efforts to recover the girls.

Given its propensity for reneging on its promise, the source told THISDAY that the development informed the president’s insistence that, going forward, although the federal government remains open to negotiations with the sect for the release of the Chibok girls, his istration would only contemplate further negotiations with any group within the sect’s bona fide leadership who are in possession of the girls as that would have to provide proof of life, as well as verifiable guarantees through credible 3rd parties, including the Red Cross, that they know the whereabouts of the girls.

It is the same reason, the source added, that Buhari two days ago asked the sect to nominate an internationally recognised non-governmental organisation (NGO) that would negotiate on its behalf for the release of the girls.

The president, while addressing the issue in Nairobi, Kenya, on the sidelines of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), said: “If they do not want to talk to us directly, let them pick an internationally recognised non-governmental organisation, convince them that they are holding the girls and that they want Nigeria to release a number of Boko Haram leaders in detention, which they are supposed to know.”

The federal government, starting with the Goodluck Jonathan istration, has made a number of efforts to rescue the girls since 2014, but all attempts have failed to date.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/08/30/how-two-failed-attempts-at-prisoner-swap-frustrated-rescue-of-chibok-girls/

Ok o, the saga continues.

We are watching

The sect wants to used foul play to get their men in detention back.

My opinion, the chibok girls might have been dispersed or the sect don't even have up to 50 numbers of the girls remaining.

buhari been chanting b4 we aint gon swap them. We hearing d remix of what the old man said....hw r we sure dem neva use d gals finish for boko purpose..........islamabad

This is a fake news. Does swapping work like this like Ikeja business, carry prisoners waka just like that.

Wow.....silly miscreants and govt

Yeye

nawa.. Something is not adding up somewhere

The invisible chibok girls

Nothing wey I no go read Oh.i really don't understand how grown girls can't be traced while they remain in this country. Abi na Indian jazz shekau use the make them invisible?

ojonu

The federal government, starting with the Goodluck Jonathan istration, has made a number of efforts to rescue the girls since 2014, but all attempts have failed to date.

They call him certificateless yet he does things right.

We shouldn't forget that the fedora doffing PhD holder was swindled more than twice by faceless and bogus 'Boko Haram' group.

Certificate wouldn't do what common sense would.

When Apc decieve dem self finish make dem lemme know.bastard ppu.

Scam!!!!

Things are happening dix days.

Boko haram n Dia wahala.......

BOKO HARAM that thing wey una dey do no good oo

Boko haram no trust and dey fear government

Lies from the stables of Doguhari

Mumu news

Its stuupidd of anyone to tink dat even boko haram and sponsors can for the girls.

wetn person wan believe for tis APC govt sef

#bringbackourgirls

Scam everywhere... abi nobi APC??

All diz ppl on nairaland tryin to absolve Buhari one way or d other. Y shld I even trust Buhari wen he has lost all credibility ever since he took over. Get d gals bak n we ll believe. Shikena.

none of us av d idea of what they are doing except the one we were told....y don't u just let us sit and watch the match instead of running commentaries before the match commence?

Boko Boyz at it again. Make dem bring back our ladies now.

God save Us

These girls ain't complete again......... They Dan f**k dem finish

APC deceiving Nigerians since 1432.. Chibok is a big scam APC used against PDP to win election... Till thy kingdom come, no chibok.... Ndi ara.