Nigeria rejects ceasefire with Islamists, vows to continue: media In light of the successes recorded during the operations against the groups Boko Haram and the Islamic West African State, Nigeria will not give up, said military spokesman Major General Samaila Oba at an intelligence briefing in Abuja, according to media reports. Nigeria is in talks with neighboring Sahel countries that have left ECOWAS on security and diplomatic cooperation, he added. Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks on military posts in northeastern Nigeria have increased recently despite years of operations against the 17-year-old insurgency. Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.