Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has berated President Goodluck Jonathan for denying Boko Haram amnesty because the sect is faceless. He said the President was being economical with the truth.

Speaking to our correspondent on the telephone on Friday, Mohammed, the Convener, Concerned Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, accused the Federal Government of milking the country dry in the name of addressing the security challenge.

He said members of the sect took up arms, just like the Niger Delta militants, when they felt cheated by the government. He said the government was however being partial by denying the militants amnesty.

Mohammed said, “President Jonathan is being economical with the truth. In other words, he is lying. What he said about the sect (of being faceless) only showed his frame of mind. He is applying double standards.

“His people took up arms in the Niger Delta because they felt they should partake from the oil revenue being generated from their land. They did same things as Boko Haram and were later granted amnesty.

“The government has been negotiating with the sect in bad faith. Its officials, legislators and the Joint Task Force are making hundreds of millions of dollars in the insecurity. It has now become a money-making venture for them.”

Also, the apex North body, Arewa Consultative Forum, said negotiation should precede an amnesty for the sect. It explained that the call for amnesty by the Sultan was to allow the leaders of the sect show their face.

The body however expressed its concern about the security of representatives of the sect, should there be a dialogue with the Federal Government.

National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Anthony Sani, in an online interview with our correspondent, advised the government to persuade leaders of a faction of the sect willing to dialogue with it to choose a country that had good diplomatic relationship with Nigeria to play some mediatory roles.

He said, “I cannot say which of the parties (Federal Government and Boko Haram) is sincere or insincere, precisely because the sect hankering for dialogue is only a faction of Boko Haram. Also, you cannot fault Mr. President when he insisted that the government would not negotiate with a faceless group.

“Yet it is unrealistic to expect leaders of the sect to show their faces for dialogue without any assurance for their safety.”

When asked if the sect deserved amnesty considering the injustice it would be on the part of victims, he stated, “When I was young, I once read a saying that ‘If you killed one man, you would be charged for murder; if you killed 10 people, you would be taken to hospital to test for insanity; but if you killed 1,000 people, you would be invited for peace talks in Geneva.’

“As for me, I want the amnesty to be the outcome of negotiation that can take place outside the Nigerian shore.”

The youth arm of the body, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, however said while the President could not be blamed for calling Boko Haram faceless, his earlier utterances had showed otherwise.

National President of the group, Yerima Shettimah, said, “His previous statements, like when he said Boko Haram had infiltrated his government, are a clear indication that the country is now bigger than the President and his government is no more in charge of the situation it usually claim.”

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, had on Tuesday asked Jonathan to grant members of the militant group “total amnesty” for the sake of peace in the country.

The leader of the Muslim community in Nigeria also blamed the security challenges confronting the country on injustice “meted out to the people.”

But Jonathan had, during his visit to Damaturu, Yobe State, on Thursday said he would not grant amnesty to members of the sect because they were faceless.

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Everybody in nigeris is really psycho ! Amnesty really !!

Divide Nigeria, so much fools in this country.
Amnesty for people that u dont see?
nawah ooooooooo

Junaid Mumummed should just stand up and be counted as a representative of Boko Haram, so that the FG would have a negotiating partner.
Why is he so lily livered? Preferring rather to make noise on the pages of newspaper.

Ds guy is SICK...for sayn dt northern youth took 2 boko haram wen dey felt being cheated and thereby calling 4 amnesty,just like d Niger Deltans Youth...

Cheated by not allowing dem 2 eat water melon(kankana), Tomatoe,pepper dt dey produce?

fucking northerners wif their stu.pid ideology. Muslims!

Greedy Northern politicians created 'Boko Haram' to make Nigeria too hot for GEJ. However GEJ's security guys have implemented a cunning counter terror strategy by actually creating their own 'Boko Haram' and carrying out havoc across the North. The consequence of this is that the Northern economy has collapsed. Now that they can see the error of their ways, they are crying for Amnesty. Of course no 'Boko Haram leaders' will every show up the way Tompolo and Ateke Tom came to Abuja, because the Boko Haram leaders are Atiku, Ciroma and the rest of the Northern Mafia. GEJ should continue to pound them in the name of 'Boko Haram'. Show them no mercy.

Amnesty for trying to turn everyone into their brand of islam? For slaughtering innocents? Blowing up churches? Killing whole families? WHAT
Anyone likening boko haram to niger delta militants needs to tell me what similarities is there.

Faces of Boko Haram..and we say they are faceless...

They want oil money abi? God punish junaid mohammed

Stop figting boko haram fight the couse of it which is the capital of pakistan

All arguments are incosistent and parallel to normal reasoning level. How do we know they wanted the amnesty when they remained faceless and a ghost like GEJ referred.

Why would someone compare niger delta militants with faceless boko haram. Ganja men dn full naija ooo. Enof skeleton in hs cupboard.

Ok what are the boko haram guys fighting for? Sharia for north or something? Cus we all know the niger delta militants fought for. Btw where's the FG gonna get the money for amnesty settlement? Groundnut sales?

Euroclydon:
He said members of the sect took up arms, just like the Niger Delta militants, when they felt cheated by the government. He said the government was however being partial by denying the militants amnesty.

“His people took up arms in the Niger Delta because they felt they should partake from the oil revenue being generated from their land. They did same. things as Boko Haram and were later granted amnesty.


http://247nigerianewsupdate.com/north-insists-on-amnesty-for-boko-haram/

which kind nonsense talk be this 1 enh ? boko are islamists they want me to become muslim or die and ur comparing dem to Niger Delta militants wat rubbish

Wahlai these notherners are sick to the marrow, bunch of idiots. How can they compare militants with book haram? All nothern leaders are evil.

Euroclydon:
He said members of the sect took up arms, just like the Niger Delta militants, when they felt cheated by the government.

And how exactly was the sect cheated by the government? Was their land degraded and despoiled like the Niger Delta to warrant using arms against fellow country men

Only a fool would agree that boko haram shared the same ideology or vision MEND. While MEND was protested the degradation and negligence of their land, boko haram, like the fools they will always be we're trying to Islamize Nigeria, ... While they were killing innocent Christians and stealing from banks. Pls u guys should just shut up.

Since he knows them,he should be held responsible to produce them.
Easiest way to make money in nigeria is forment trouble,then you will be recongnized.

Pay book haram for killing christians?

Wat is d problem with some northen elders? Are they high on something?

After killing many christians?How many muslims or mosques did the niger delta militants have killed or burns? Niger delta militants are talking about oil,boko haram are talking about what resources?

I agree with u. Junaid!!!ask Mi abaga he will tell you ”dialogue is thee best answer not violence”

Does OPC, MASSOB, need amnesty? They now know how to go about it.

Are they tired of killing? Dr. Junaid Mohammed should help us tell Boko Haram to come out so that we give them amnesty. One good thing GEJ has done is denying them amnesty. FOOLS.... they should continue to destroy their land. NONSENSE..

4 what? Who dm be? What ar they fightin 4? Mk their sponsors cm negotiate 4 dm na,if dm no de fear..

Euroclydon:

He said members of the sect took up arms, just like the Niger Delta militants, when they felt cheated by the government. He said the government was however being partial by denying the militants amnesty.

I don't blame some people that say Abokis reason like cows. So because F.G granted Amnesty to freedom fighters who are fighting for a share of the resources coming from their own land, you people now think the best way to get the government's attention is by bombing UN building, Police HQ, Army barracks, Churches, shooting and killing christians, muslims, e.t.c and demanding an Islamic state? Do you not see that your brains need rebooting? GEJ must stand by his words. NO AMNESTY TO TALIBAN/AL-QUAEDA STYLED ISLAMIST TERRORISTS!!!!! If una no like am make una relocate to Northern Mali.

all i know b say make them no forget our OPC boys 4 west 4 d amnesty prog

They should be paid for killing innocent christians,they have to come out like mend did so that we will see there faces.

It is oblivious dat some stipud aboki created d boko haram because dey want free mony. Afta killing thousands of defenceless xtians, nw dey want amnesty. Wat wil happen 2 d relatives of does dey hv murder.