Ugandan President: Boko Haram 'Ideologically Bankrupt' - Nigeria Government Must Not Negotiate With Them

The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks out on the activities of the Boko Haram Islamist Jihadist, saying that there is no any reason why Nigeria Government should negotiate with the terrorist who are hell bent in attacking the innocent and defenseless citizens in the country's North-Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.

According to him, there is no point trying to negotiate with Boko Haram militants, as they are "ideologically bankrupt" and must be defeated, President Museveni has said on a live BBC programe yesterday.


His comments came as the leader of the Islamist group threatened to "sell" more than 230 girls seized from their school, in Borno, Nigeria, on 14 April. It has also been reported that eight more girls between the ages of 12 and 15 were kidnapped in north eastern Nigeria on Sunday night.