Amnesty Should Be Explored In Fight Against Boko Haram – El Rufai

He stated that the sole use of military force to tackle the insurgency
cannot work as it has never worked in any part of the world.
“There is nowhere in the world where insurgencies have been
defeated using force alone. You must have a carrot and stick
approach and if amnesty is that carrot that will lead us to some
peace in the country, I think it is worth exploring.”
The Former Minister of FCT made this known on our breakfast
programme Sunrise Daily, where he also faulted President Goodluck
Jonathan’s claim that the members of the fundamentalist sect are
ghosts .
According to him “it is very disingenuous for President Jonathan to
say that Boko Haram members are ghosts because the federal
government have made several statements on its relations and discussions with the sect.”
“It is very disingenuous for security operatives to say that they don’t know Boko members when over 1,000 members have
been arrested and are in detention” he added.
He further accused the government of being disinterested in resolving the issue and is trying to encourage the uprising with a
view at destroying a part of the country.
The politician alleged that “the government just want this (insurgency) to continue because it profitable for the security
agencies with more money being budgeted for them.”