A Northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has asked the Federal Government to declare a total war on the violent Boko Haram sect. The ACF said that if need be, the Federal Government should recall trained and retired members of the armed forces and other security agencies to execute the war against the insurgents. The group arrived at this conclusion following an emergency meeting held on Friday in Kaduna. In a communiqué signed by its Board of Trustees Deputy Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal Moukhtar Mohammed (retd), and the Secretary-General, Col. John Ubah (retd), the
ACF urged the Federal Government to brace- up and end the destruction of lives and property being perpetrated by the insurgents in some parts of the North. The communiqué read, “The Board of Trustees and the National Working Committee of the ACF held an emergency joint meeting at the headquarters under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Adamu Fika, BoT Chairman. The joint meeting deliberated with great pains on the continuous deteriorating security situation in the country, especially in the North and consequently resolved as follows; “That the Federal Government should seriously address the spate of continued and increasing violence with consequent loss of lives and property, with the aged, men, women and children being dislocated and made refugees in their own country and neighbouring countries, and who largely remain uncared for. “That the Federal Government should brace up and bring an end to this unnecessary wanton destruction of lives and property. “That the Federal Government be advised to seriously consider the possibilities of using available trained and battle- tested reservoir of manpower of the retired Armed Forces and other security agencies to participate in bringing to end this current menace of wanton destruction.


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This is coming at a very late hour, the truth be told as long as the Norther elders will continue to blame the Jonathan administration of genocide in the north instead of assisting the FG to fight the terrorist groups, then our innocents soldiers will continue to die in vain for this nation, let all the northern elders drop all hypocrisy and support the fight against the boko haram terrorist and lets see whether the war will not come to an end.All this accusation by APC and PDP will not help matters and come to think of it ,if boko haram finish destroying the north will Jonathan be responsible for rebuilding the north?

Thought they said GJE and Ehejirika is committing genocide?Confused people unah go hear whinnnnnn!Jst few months to go then you all will know you are not having the monopoly of violence.Op fg let's see ppl's view on this.

adehsenior:
This is coming at a very late hour, the truth be told as long as the Norther elders will continue to blame the Jonathan administration of genocide in the north instead of assisting the FG to fight the terrorist groups, then our innocents soldiers will continue to die in vain for this nation, let all the northern elders drop all hypocrisy and support the fight against the boko haram terrorist and lets see whether the war will not come to an end.All this accusation by APC and PDP will not help matters and come to think of it ,if boko haram finish destroying the north will Jonathan be responsible for rebuilding the north?

right now I will say its better late than never though I feel there's a caveat underneath this go ahead or a trap lying somewhere

The same people accussing ihejirika and GEJ of genocide are now calling for total war on BH...Well its good they realise their mistake

fitzmayowa:
The same people accussing ihejirika and GEJ of genocide are now calling for total war on BH...Well its good they realise their mistake

I wonder the sudden change in stance o

The same ACF,that accused Gen.Ihejirika of genocide,when Ihejirika was about silencing Boko Haram?.
Do i hear them say recall ex-soldiers?.You mean to recall Ihejirika,but shame wouldn't let you say it directly?.
Well,i told you guys,you will reap your evil!.
The monster you power mongers created to grab power,is now beyond your power.
I remember when Pastor Ayo went to US,to ask their government to proscribe and designate Boko Haram as FTO(Foreign Terrorist Organisation),you same northern elites were condeming both CAN and Pastor Ayo.Buhari even went ahead to say that the killing of boko haram members,is a plot to destroy North.NO WAHALA,we deey de look una.when you guys are ready to defeat boko haram,the main fight against boko haram will start!.

IN PHYNO'S VOICE.ONWEBELO IFE IFUU(una never see something)Hope u guys are still prosecuting Ihejirika in the Hague?

Sometimes I do ask if ACF really know what they are

Which total war? Jonathan should wait for 5 more months. The tortoise has come home to roost

Are they just waking from their slumber?
Why at this dying minutes?
And to think the communique was signed by retired military men.People who should have inputs to how best to arrest the insurgency.
Nonsense.

The economy in the affected villages is beyond disastrous, now these so called elders have seen that they and their people are the ones suffering like cattle led to the abattoir.