Arewa youths suggest solution to Boko Haram crisis

Posted by admin Arewa House, Headlines Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Disturbed by the mass killings in Kano by the Boko Haram sect, the Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) has advocated that the Federal Government should declare a season of forgiveness for all members of the group and urge them to surrender their arms so as to commence a genuine dialogue that could lead to peace and stability in the country.

The national president of the AYF, Alhaji Gambo Gujungu, told newsmen in Kaduna, on Tuesday, that since the current approaches could not yield the desired result towards curbing the activities of the sect and increasing military presence in hot spots had heightened tension and encouraged the group to perfect its tactics, now was the time for President Goodluck Jonathan to opt for a diplomatic solution by declaring forgiveness for all members of the group unconditionally.

Gujungu said doing so could be a panacea for the security problem in the country, even as dialogue with the group might be possible and the subsequent surrender of arms and other dangerous weapons to the authorities.

Nigerians, he explained, were shocked by the recent killings in the ancient city of Kano, which depicted a real war situation, urging both the aggrieved group and the Federal Government to see reason and embrace methods that could restore the dignity of man and sanctity of human life in Nigeria.

Crisis, he explained, could never be a solution, but could only continue to heat up the polity and make Nigeria less attractive to foreign investments.

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