Nigeria talks to Boko Haram about file

abuja - Nigeria has been negotiating behind the scenes with terrorist Boko Haram over a file for some time. The goal is a permanent truce. The Minister for Information said that Sunday.

The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has already indicated that he wants to talk to Boko Haram. It is the first time in years that it is now said that this actually happens.

Boko Haram has been terrorizing Nigeria and neighboring countries such as Chad, Cameroon and Niger since 2009 with the aim of establishing an Islamic state. The actions of the militants have cost tens of thousands of lives. More than two million people have fled.