Religious group wants amnesty for Boko Haram

– A religious group, the Northern Inter Faith
and Religious Organization for Peace has
advised the Nigerian government to grant
amnesty to members of Boko Haram
– The group said amnesty will encourage
some of the insurgents to drop their weapons
– the group also commended the
federal government and the Nigerian military
for absorbing 250 Civilian Joint Task Force
members into the army
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
A religious group, the Northern Inter Faith
and Religious Organization for Peace has
urged the federal government to consider
granting amnesty to members of the Boko
Haram terrorists.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on
Sunday, July 24, the national coordinator of
the group Musa Fomson said amnesty will
serve as an incentive for the terrorists to
drop their arms.
Fomson said: “Our suggestion is that the
authorities strongly consider granting
amnesty to members of Boko Haram that are
not high up in its command structure as an
incentive to make them drop their weapons
without further human tolls since our
humanity is on trial in addition to the security
situation as the war on terror reaches an
advanced stage.”