Why I Changed My Mind On Boko Haram Amnesty - Jonathan

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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, gave reasons yesterday the Jonathan administration reversed its earlier position not to grant amnesty to the Islamist sect, Boko Haram.

He said President Goodluck Jonathan had to bow to pressure from notable personalities from the North, who pleaded for an amnesty deal to stop further killings by the sect. Okupe gave the explanation during a visit to the corporate headquarters of The Sun Publishing Ltd in Lagos.

Accept amnesty, Ribadu begs Boko Haram

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Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Saturday appealed to the dreaded fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, to accept the amnesty offered by the Federal Government.

He also urged the Federal Government not to be deterred in its peace moves in spite of the difficulties being experienced in its quest to achieve peace.

Ribadu, the Action Congress of Nigeria presidential candidate in the 2011 election, made this appeal while speaking with journalists at Ikenne, Ogun State durind a visit to the family of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Boko Haram Getting Amnesty: I Think It Is Worth Exploring – Mallam Nasir El-Rufai

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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.