President Jonathan's Govt. Has Links With Boko Haram

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria had a direct link of communication with Boko Haram, the dreaded terrorist group, judging by the release of a secret video tape urging him to swap Boko Haram prisoners for the abducted girls ta.ken from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state. 

The video was allegedly handed to Jonathan's office by an intermediary who reportedly started a dialogue with the group two weeks ago. The go-between, a Nigerian journalist, got the video as a means of proving earlier claims that the president has genuine communication access to Boko Haram's leaders.
Boko Haram had boasted in the past of having such communication links to Aso Rock. this claim had been vigorously denied by presidency officials.

Meanwhile, the proposed prisoner swap was abandoned after Western governments pressurised Jonathan not to negotiate the deal.

Had the deal gone through, it would have led to the release of 50 of the kidnapped girls released for an equivalent number of Boko Haram fighters. Earlier, the Nigerian government denied the existence of a negotiation deal. So far, it neither confirmed nor denied the existence of the video.

Reports of the video's existence surfaced as Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff claimed the military now knew where the girls were located. Speaking on Monday, Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh, described it as "good news for the parents" but said that the military would not risk "going there with force".

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