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A senior military source at Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters has disclosed that the military high command has formally decided to discard “peace talks” between the Federal Government and the Boko Haram sect. It said that the committee’s dialogue with the sect have not achieved the expected results.
The President, Chief of Defense Staff and heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Security have been briefed on the new development, the senior officer said.
According to him, “From our findings and [the] reality of the situation, there cannot be dialogue with these Boko Haram elements. They are only the domestic face of an international terror group that is well-funded, and with organized units charting their interests. That is why we have to re-strategize and continuing our military operations without letting the dialogue stand in our way.”
“During the first and second week of the state of emergency, we dismantled their camps and captured their bases in border areas with Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon. Their coming back in Malum Fatori and other areas shows they have been mobilized beyond the borders of [Nigeria]. They were well armed and more sophisticated than ever before. It is clear they are a local face of something outside, and we must not politicize. Rather we have agreed that the issue should now be faced squarely.”
The President, Chief of Defense Staff and heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Security have been briefed on the new development, the senior officer said.
According to him, “From our findings and [the] reality of the situation, there cannot be dialogue with these Boko Haram elements. They are only the domestic face of an international terror group that is well-funded, and with organized units charting their interests. That is why we have to re-strategize and continuing our military operations without letting the dialogue stand in our way.”
“During the first and second week of the state of emergency, we dismantled their camps and captured their bases in border areas with Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon. Their coming back in Malum Fatori and other areas shows they have been mobilized beyond the borders of [Nigeria]. They were well armed and more sophisticated than ever before. It is clear they are a local face of something outside, and we must not politicize. Rather we have agreed that the issue should now be faced squarely.”
