The decision to swap detained Boko Haram terrorists with the abducted Chibok girls is a ‘political decision’ according to the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Abayomi Olonishakin.
General Olonishakin, told journalists after a meeting of service chiefs at the presidential villa that swapping the militants was an entirely “political decision”.
“The military decision is that we are going ahead with our operations. The operation is being conducted appropriately,” he said.
He also denied that the military had turned away any of the three persons it declared wanted on Sunday on allegation of having ties to the sect. “Nobody reported to my men and was turned back,” he said.
He said the military was still “analysing” the video released by Boko Haram and would make appropriate comments at the right time.
