Suspected Boko Haram terrorists holding more than 50 abducted residents in Borno State have indicated they are ready to negotiate their release and have asked the government to engage them through a journalist they selected as mediator.
The spokesperson for the victims’ families, Hassan Yati, confirmed the development on Friday. He said the abductors provided families with a proof-of-life photograph and voice notes confirming the captives were alive.
“We received voice notes telling us they (victims) are alive and many in captivity more than the number we are asking. We learnt they are over 50 in numbers there,” Yati said.
"Government should reach out to them through a journalist mediator they have chosen with name I am withholding.”
He noted that the demand did not necessarily involve a ransom payment similar to other cases.
“It doesn’t have to be ransom like the case of Oyo. The government has the cards,” Yati added.
The family representative appealed to the Federal Government and the Borno State Government to act promptly in the interest of relatives who have endured prolonged agony since the abductions.
“The demand of the terrorists is simple. Let the government engage them through the mediator they chose already,” he said.
The development was reported as the Defence Headquarters separately assured Nigerians that efforts were ongoing to secure the safe release of 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on May 15.
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