The Nigeria government has sought the help of journalist , Ahmad Salkida to secure the release of the Chibok girls who were abducted by Boko Haram militants over a month ago.
Salkida a journalist who had previously worked with Daily Trust and Premium Times fled the country two years ago after being accused of being a Boko Haram supporter.
Naijalog recalls, that he reported extensively wrote and broke news stories on the terrorist group.
Salkida was perhaps the only Nigerian journalist/civilian to have access to Boko Haram, and he said at the time that he’d turned down Boko Haram’s many requests for him to publish exclusive interviews and materials for them.
According to report monitored on the UK Daily Mail, quoted below:
Two weeks ago, he (Salkida) was summoned out of exile by President Jonathan’s aides. He initially feared he might face arrest, but was then given a letter of indemnity signed by the President when he flew to Nigeria.
Sources said Mr Salkida was able to travel by taxi to the group’s forest camp to talk to Shekau two weeks ago. ‘His mission was secretive and dangerous,’ they said.
He is probably the only civilian with access to Shekau. There is trust between them and Salkida had only one aim – to get the schoolgirls out.
He reported afterwards that the group of girls he saw were alive and well, and being adequately fed and sheltered. They told him all they wanted was to go home.
Salkida’s mission was complicated by the chaos surrounding government’s pronouncements about negotiations with the terrorist group.
Shekau has released two shocking videos showing the girls dressed in hijabs and reciting verses from the Koran.
Thank God for the bold steep, for one day it will be history