ABUJA: Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the freedom of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants a month ago.
Britain’s Africa minister Mark Simmonds, in Nigeria for talks about the international rescue mission, told reporters on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that he raised the issue with Jonathan during a meeting in Abuja.
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