BOKO HARAM DELCARES CEASE FIRE IN MAIDUGURI

Boko Haram leader-Abubakar Shekau is believed to be hiding outside Nigeria

Boko Haram has declared ceasefire in Maiduguri after allegedly holding talks with “officials of Borno State Government and leaders of thought from the state”. The cease fire was announced yesterday, Monday 28 January around 3p.m by Sheikh Abdul Aziz, who introduced himself as the second in command to Mr. Shekau, Boko Haram leader;

“I am announcing this ceasefire with the approval and consent of the leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau. We, therefore, call on all our members to stop all acts of violence immediately and await further directives,” Aziz said. He said the ceasefire is because of the hardships women and children are subjected to and also demanded that detained members of the sect be released and the destroyed mosque of its late leader, Mohammed Yusuf, rebuilt as a condition for the ceasefire.

The Special Adviser to the state governor on Media, Isa Gusau, in a telephone interview with Channels Television, said he could not confirm the meeting between the Borno State government and the Boko Haram sect.