Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- Former President Goodluck Jonathan has clarified his comment about late President Muhammadu Buhari and Boko Haram but denied saying the two had ties.

The former president reportedly claimed on Friday at the public presentation of a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, a general, that Boko Haram once nominated Mr Buhari, before he became president, as its preferred negotiator.

Apart from media reports affirming his statement, an aide to Mr Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, wrote on X that he attended the event where Mr Jonathan made the statement.

"Earlier today, I was at the book launch of former Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor (Rtd), where former President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed during ...