On the day Nigeria announced a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram
jihadists, the militants attacked a Nigerian village, killing several
people.
On Saturday, they launched yet another attack on another village, all in Borno state.
According
to Reuters, the insurgents attacked the village of Abadam on Friday
night, killing at least one person and ransacking homes, while another
attack on the village of Dzur on Saturday morning left at least eight
people dead.
Nigeria’s armed forces chief, Air Chief Marshal Alex
Badeh, announced on Friday a deal with Boko Haram for a ceasefire that
would enable the release of girls whose abduction in the remote
northeastern town of Chibok in April caused international shock and
outrage.
Nigeria had announced a similar agreement in the past, but it turned out government had struck the deal with the wrong people.
According
to experts close to the conflict, any serious ceasefire would require
having Abubakar Shekau or any other leader of the movement at the
negotiating table.
Reuters
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