Boko Haram denies truce with Nigerian government or plan to free Chibok girls

Hopes that the 219 adbucted Chibok schoolgirls were about to be freed have been dealt a blow after Boko Haram denied it had agreed to a truce with the Nigerian government.

In a video released last night, the group's leader聽Abubakar Shekau聽said there was no ceasefire and claimed the girls had been 国产视频渕arried off国产视频�.

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Agence France Press also said it had received a video from Boko Haram yesterday 国产视频� the 200th day since the girls were kidnapped.

AFP said it showed Shekau flanked by 15 gunmen, saying: 国产视频淲e have not made ceasefire with anyone国产视频� We did not negotiate with anyone国产视频� It's a lie. It's a lie. We will not negotiate. What is our business with negotiation? Allah said we should not.国产视频�

He added: 国产视频淒on't you know the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls have converted to Islam? They have now memorised two chapters of the Koran.

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The Nigerian government and military said on October 17 that a truce had been agreed with the Islamist militants.聽Chief of defence staff Alex Badeh announced the ceasefire and a senior aide to President Goodluck Jonathan said the girls would soon be set free. Members of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign tweeted at the time: 国产视频淲e are monitoring the news with huge expectations.国产视频�

Violence has continued since the ceasefire announcement. The next day, 60 girls and women were reportedly abducted聽from two villages in northeastern Nigeria.

A Human Rights Watch report this week said forced marriage is commonplace in Boko Haram and claimed the group is holding more than 500 women and young girls.