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October 29, 2014

Negotiations with Boko Haram a farce, says Catholic priest

A protester holds a sign during a May 8 march in Cape Town, South Africa, in support of the girls kidnapped in Nigeria. Fr. John Bakeni, secretary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, expressed doubts about the negotiations between the Nigerian government and the militant group Boko Haram from he release of 200 abducted school girls.

NAIROBI, Kenya - While the Nigerian government negotiates with the Islamic militant group Boko Haram for the release of 200 abducted schoolgirls, some Church leaders in the country’s conflict-ridden north are expressing doubts about any impending resolution.

Published in International