Boko Haram member speaks to BBC, says the Chibok girls are fine and treated equally, "only prisoner exchange can ensure their release"

A man claiming to be a spiritual teacher with Boko Haram spoke in reserved identity to a BBC World Service. Listen to the interview HERE

According to reports by Tobi Oladipo of BBC Radio, Boko Haram reiterated that only the release of their members will ensure the release of the Chibok Girls:

"Yes we want the Nigerian government to release our members. As our leader Abubakar Shekau promised to the media, if today the government releases our members, tomorrow or the next day we promise you can see all of them (the girls) sure. We would release them tomorrow or the next day." he told BBC World Radio.

The anonymous teacher however assured that the abducted girls are healthy and treated with prejudice to their religious inclination:

"I am
telling you a fact, they are in a state of amnesty. They don't have a problem. Some of them have belief in Islam, some of them say they would not convert to Islam but we didn't differentiate them, we treat them equally. They are healthy, feeding and all these. We didn't differentiate between them at all, why because, Allah commands us to do them equally. Some of them say they would not come back to Islam, we ask them to stay, no problem. There is no forcing in Islam but some of them not Muslims are converting to Islam but we are not differentiating them. If you see them now, you would see they don't have any problem"he said

H e also said that Boko Haram kills anyone who gives out information about them or their activities:

"Under Islam, killing children and women is not accepted you understand, but if they are fighting you, then you must fight them but if they are not fighting you, then it is not accepted weather they are Muslims or non-Muslims. Do not fight them, it is not accepted but if you bomb somewhere or make arrest somewhere, it will affect them but killing children and women is not accepted" he said

Listen to the Boko Haram teacher HERE

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