It is far from clear whether the faction claiming to have authority to initiate talks really has such powers, just as it is unclear who is really behind the faction: nothing about Boko Haram in Nigeria is clear, with the exception of the death toll of over more than 600 since the new President took control of the country. Reuters reported a Presidential spokesman as stating that "a faction of the Boko Haram group came forward claiming to have the mandate to negotiate with the government."
It is far from clear whether the faction claiming to have authority to initiate talks really has such powers, just as it is unclear who is really behind the faction: nothing about Boko Haram in Nigeria is clear, with the exception of the death toll of over 600 since the new President took control of the country. Reuters reported a Presidential spokesman as stating that "a faction of the Boko Haram group came forward claiming to have the mandate to negotiate with the government."