The Pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa
Consultative Forum has kicked against reintegrating repentant Boko
Haram insurgents into the society.
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The National Chairman of the Northern body, Audu Ogbeh, said
that repentant Boko Haram members are no different from the Igbohos
or ESN members and tehrefore should be prosecuted for the crimes
committed against fellow Nigerians.
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Ogbeh, a former Minister of Agriculture, stated this in a
statement he signed and released through the National Publicity
Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, in Kaduna on Tuesday.
The statement is entitled, ‘On repentant Boko Haram Terrorists
and the Principle of Equity and Justice.’
It read, “We are currently witnessing large-scale surrender of
large numbers of Boko Haram insurgents, among whom are bomb makers,
commanders, arsonists, rapists, and child snatchers.
“Do we have good reason to cheer and hope for an end to this
decade-old insanity?
“Is ‘I am sorry’ enough to bring relief to Nigerians and the
thousands of dead and maimed?
“What of those victims bombed in churches, mosques, schools, and
markets? What of all the men and women in uniform murdered by
them?
“Who can count the thousands of widows and orphans they have
created?
“And what is the difference between them and the Igbohos or ESN
of Nigeria? None.
“So what do we do with them? Should we just embrace them and
trust them wholesale? Are their moves informed by altruistic
repentance? We seriously doubt.
“We join the Governor of Borno, the Shehu of Borno, Senator
Ndume and millions of Nigerians in pondering over this development
and our simple advice is: Bring them to trial, or free all others
presently in custody anywhere, while we Nigerians plead guilty of
naivety and gullibility in the extreme, punishable by more
insurrection and anarchy.”
The Pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa
Consultative Forum has kicked against reintegrating repentant Boko
Haram insurgents into the society.
The National Chairman of the Northern body, Audu Ogbeh, said
that repentant Boko Haram members are no different from the Igbohos
or ESN members and tehrefore should be prosecuted for the crimes
committed against fellow Nigerians.
Ogbeh, a former Minister of Agriculture, stated this in a
statement he signed and released through the National Publicity
Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, in Kaduna on Tuesday.
The statement is entitled, ‘On repentant Boko Haram Terrorists
and the Principle of Equity and Justice.’
It read, “We are currently witnessing large-scale surrender of
large numbers of Boko Haram insurgents, among whom are bomb makers,
commanders, arsonists, rapists, and child snatchers.
“Do we have good reason to cheer and hope for an end to this
decade-old insanity?
“Is ‘I am sorry’ enough to bring relief to Nigerians and the
thousands of dead and maimed?
“What of those victims bombed in churches, mosques, schools, and
markets? What of all the men and women in uniform murdered by
them?
“Who can count the thousands of widows and orphans they have
created?
“And what is the difference between them and the Igbohos or ESN
of Nigeria? None.
“So what do we do with them? Should we just embrace them and
trust them wholesale? Are their moves informed by altruistic
repentance? We seriously doubt.
“We join the Governor of Borno, the Shehu of Borno, Senator
Ndume and millions of Nigerians in pondering over this development
and our simple advice is: Bring them to trial, or free all others
presently in custody anywhere, while we Nigerians plead guilty of
naivety and gullibility in the extreme, punishable by more
insurrection and anarchy.”