Boko Haram: Collapse of amnesty may lead to civil war, Bola Ajibola warns

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Sunday, May 5th, 2013

By LUKA BINNIYAT, CALEB AYANSINA & BASHIR ADEFAKA

Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, has expressed fears that the collapse of the ongoing amnesty plans for Boko Haram members may snowball into another civil war even as the youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to take steps to crush the sect following its rejection of amnesty’s plan.

Similarly, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 northern States has rebuked the Ja’amatu Nasril Islam, JNI, – the apex muslim body in the country – for claiming that prominent Christian leaders and majority of Christians back amnesty for Boko Haram

Prince Ajibola, in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, weekend, called on Boko Haram leadership to see reasons in embracing peace and urged the government not to relent on its already ongoing effort at resolving the security risks the Boko Haram menace had posed to the nation over the years.

The retired Judge of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, who had always insisted that dialogue was catalyst to resolving conflict of any nature, applauded President Goodluck in his latest move to grant amnesty to the sect members but said that the President, in doing that, should ensure that such amnesty be preceded with dialogue.

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