Obama urges FG, Boko Haram to respect ceasefire deal

United States President, Barrack Obama, on Tuesday urged all the parties involved in the ceasefire deal brokered between the federal government and the Boko Haram sect to be faithful to the dictates of the agreement.

President Obama, who disclosed this through the deputy spokesperson of the State Department, Ms. Marie Harf, in Washington DC, noted that it would be a thing of joy for the American government if the federal government and members of the Boko Haram sect maintain such a ceasefire.



Agreeing that the ceasefire, if properly implemented by all the parties involved, would herald the return of peace to the northeast in Nigeria, Harf called on both parties to do everything possible that would ensure that the ceasefire deal becomes a reality.

She said, “We confirm reports that a ceasefire has been announced and it appears to have been put into place. We would welcome that ceasefire and call on all parties both to implement and maintain such a ceasefire, and hope that such a ceasefire would herald the return of peace to the northeast. This is a region that has had far too little of that.

“It’s our understanding that negotiations about a deal to release the girls will continue,” the US official added.