A man who claimed to be the General Secretary and internal chief security officer of the dreaded Boko Haram, Danladi Ahmadu has confirmed that the over 200 female students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state whom they abducted on April 14 are in good shape and would be released as soon as the ongoing negotiation between the Nigerian government and their leaders for ceasefire is concluded.
Danladi, who spoke in an interview with the Voice of America on Friday said that the girls are fine and that they are eating food and in good shape “except challenges of reading in the camp. It is a lie that they are exposed to serial abuses. They are fine and in good health condition.”
Danladi who said that their leader, Abubakar Shekau is alive and not dead as claimed by the Nigerian security operatives, said: “it is not everything happening that is from us; some criminals are carrying their own act in the name of our group.
“First I wish to explain to you to know that, Imam Shekau is not dead as claimed because recently there was even communication and so he is alive.
“On the girls that we took from Chibok, all that we want before we free the girls is to get justice from the Nigerian state because there are many of our members that their business premises were destroyed, some killed and others in detention and many other oppression.
“Our people under detention are too many and they did nothing and many of them are just ordinary members.
“The girls are fine, they are eating food and in good shape except challenges of reading in the camp. It is a lie that they are exposed to serial abuses, they are fine and in good health condition.
“Regarding the cease fire, we are talking and it will continue when some people deeply involved are back from their trips.
“We are discussing with Nigerian government and it is one Hassan that is leading the team.
“He is directly working with Nigerian President and we will continue talking when our own people return.
“When it is clear the girls will be free and the world will see.
“By the special grace of God we have cease fire and by the grace of God we will in the future create avenue and people will hear it directly from our leader, Imam Shekau.” [myad]
