Nigeria's government signaled a
willingness on Tuesday to negotiate with Islamist militants holding more than
200 schoolgirls, a month after the kidnapping that has provoked global outrage.
"The window of negotiation is still
open," Minister of Special Duties Tanimu Turaki told Reuters by telephone.
The
abductions have triggered a worldwide social media campaign under the Twitter
hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, and prompted the United States, Britain, France and
Israel to offer help or send experts to Nigeria.The Boko Haram video showed more than 110 girls sitting on the ground in a rural location, the first time they have been seen in captivity.
Although
at least some of them are Christian, and Shekau described them as
"infidels", they were wearing full Islamic veils and singing and
chanting Muslim prayers.
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