Nigerian Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka on Friday says Nigeria is at war with Boko Haram and dismisses calls for peace negotiations with the Islamist group.
President Goodluck Jonathan earlier this year encouraged the
Islamists, blamed for hundreds of deaths since 2009, to publicly state
their demands, and his government has confirmed that "back-channel"
talks with the group are ongoing.
"When I say, 'don't talk to murderers,' that is exactly what I mean,"
Soyinka told foreign media at an international conference in Lagos."Don't talk to mass murderers. Don't talk to those who have made the killing of innocent people their philosophy," he added.
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