What’s ur Take on The Ceasefire/Negotiation Btw Nigerian GovT & the Boko Haram?

There was so much hoopla and razzmatazz recently especially in Nigeria’s citadel of power over an alleged move or offer by the Boko Haram to Ceasefire and negotiate with the Nigerian government.

Contrary to the hype created by that hypothetical proclamation, recent developments have indicated that the so-called Ceasefire is tantamount to a paper-tiger. Within a week, inter-alia, suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 3 Korean doctors attached to Potiskum General Hospital in Yobe State and also 9 Polio Vaccination Health workers were gunned down in cold blood in Kano State. Why target/kill innocent health workers that are rendering selfless service to humanity? It beats my imagination!

In fairness to the Sect, they may or may not be responsible for these heinous acts but unfortunately they bask on such atrocious deeds by act of commission or omission. There is a possibility that people or other groups of people settle scores and the blame is heaped on the Sect.

The dicey thing about insurgency and/or terrorism is that it is akin to guerrilla/unconventional warfare so you don’t even know who your enemies are. To this extent, I sympathize with our Security Services. However it is not a completely helpless situation, it my considered opinion that present and future occurrences of instability, insecurity, terrorism can be contained if we are honest enough to tackle the causative agents of the disease rather than treating the symptoms as we are doing right now.

So what is your take on this supposed Ceasefire cum negotiation between the Boko Haram and the Nigerian government: is it working? Is this the best approach or are we postponing the evil day? What do you think will be the lasting solution(s) to the Boko Haram brouhaha, instability, militancy, terrorism and separatist ideologies in Nigeria?


Please let all Nigerians Unite Against Insecurity and Terrorism. Let us embrace peace; we cannot actualize our individual and collective aspirations in an atmosphere of unpredictability and wanton killings.

Please let’s be civil! Thanks for your contributions.

Postscript:

Congratulations to Nigeria and Nigerians on our victory on the just concluded AFCON tournament. It seems football is the only thing that unites us?

Don Okereke
donnuait@yahoo.com
+2347080008285