Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has joined those who are calling on the federal government to consider granting amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect. This is even as a similar call by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Saad Abubakar (III) was followed by heavy criticism from various quarters.
The Former Minister of FCT made this known on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, where he also faulted President Goodluck Jonathan’s claim that the members of the fundamentalist sect are ghosts.
El-Rufai stated that the singular use of military force to tackle the insurgency cannot work, as it has never worked in any part of the world: “There is nowhere in the world where insurgencies have been defeated using force alone. You must have a carrot and stick approach and if amnesty is that carrot that will lead us to some peace in the country, I think it is worth exploring.”
According to him “it is very disingenuous for President Jonathan to say that Boko Haram members are ghosts because the federal government have made several statements on its relations and discussions with the sect… It is very disingenuous for security operatives to say that they don’t know Boko Haram members when over 1,000 members have been arrested and are in detention” he added.
Culled from Channels TV
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