BOKO HARAM LEADER DECLARES CEASEFIRE, SAYS THEY ARE READY FOR DIALOGUE

The planned amnesty programme of the
Federal Government for members of the
Boko Haram Islamist sect seems to have
made a breakthrough as one of the top
leaders of the sect, Mohammed Marwan has
indicated the readiness of the sect to
dialogue with the Federal Government.

Marwan, who said this in an interview with
the Hausa Service of the Voice of America
(VoA) monitored in Kaduna, said that it was
as an indication of the sect’s willingness to
dialogue with the government on the way
forward in theoffer of amnesty that it
released the French family it had been
holding hostage for two months.
He said the release was as a decision that
was taken after a meeting with 11 other top
members of the sect.
The French family, the Moulin-Fourniers had
been kidnapped in Northern Cameroun,
10km from the Nigerian border and held by
the BokoHaram Islamist sect for two
months until their release this week.
The sect leader, however, warned that any
government offensive against the sect
members or attack on any member of the
Muslim community unjustly would breach
the agreement.
He said,“Those that were in our custody for
some time, I gave the directive that they be
released yesterday around 2.00 p.m. I gave
the directive for their release as a result of
some discussions we had amongst us.
The discussions revolved around what the
government came up with after their
meeting with the Northern elders.
“That is why I ordered that they should be
released and allowed to go without being
handed over to anybody. I said a vehicle
should be brought so that they go back to
where they came from inbetween Cameroon
and Adamawa. It was as result of the many
calls and the preparations ahead. That was
why I gave that order after our joint
meeting; 12 of us had met.”
On the amnesty committee set up by the
government, Marwan said it was high time
the government stopped what it was doing
to the sect members and the sect too
ceased fire.
He said, “We thank Allah; we should all sit.
They should stop what they are doing and
we too should stop what we are doing.
I also directed that no security official will
be touched unless he touches us or the
Muslim community; those who committed
no crime, aswe will revenge if they do that.
But I have given that directive so that we
would see how they will go about it. (So will
it be) unless another confusion comes up
again

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