Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

top

Africa

Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap: analysts

– The next step? –

Sani called on Nigeria to quickly form a panel that includes senior Muslim clerics from the north, working with Boko Haram detainees to forge a formal offer.

When pursuing ceasefire talks last year, Nigeria first reached out to detainees to discuss how a truce should be structured.

Donnelly said the government should work with northern civil society actors who in the past were used as intermediaries with Boko Haram.

She recalled the 2013 kidnapping of seven members of a French family, including four children, from northern Cameroon, which was claimed by Boko Haram. READ: Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted Nigeria girls as slaves.

While various governments ruled out making a deal with Boko Haram, “there were negotiations and a payment was made” that led to the family’s release, said Donnelly.

About The Author

Pages: 1 2 3

Comments
Advertisement

More on Capital News