The leader of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram has rejected
the idea of any potential amnesty deal, which the country’s presidency
said it would study in a bid to curb a bloody insurgency.
Abubakar Shekau, the purported head of Boko Haram who has been
designated a global terrorist by the United States, claimed his group
had “not committed any wrong to deserve amnesty.”
“Surprisingly, the Nigerian government is talking about granting us amnesty. What wrong have we done? On the contrary, it is we that should grant you pardon,” he said, listing what he described as the state’s “atrocities” against Muslims.
“Surprisingly, the Nigerian government is talking about granting us amnesty. What wrong have we done? On the contrary, it is we that should grant you pardon,” he said, listing what he described as the state’s “atrocities” against Muslims.
The Hausa language audio recording was distributed by email in a
manner consistent with previous Boko Haram messages, and the voice was
similar to that of previous Shekau statements.
President Goodluck Jonathan last week formed a panel to look at the
possibility of offering an amnesty deal to the Islamists, whose
insurgency has left more than 3,000 people dead since 2009, including
killings by the security services.
Jonathan has come under intense pressure over the issue, with
politicians from the country’s violence-torn north as well as Nigeria’s
highest Muslim spiritual figure, the Sultan of Sokoto, calling for
amnesty.
The panel, reportedly to be composed of national security officials,
northern leaders and others, is due to report later this month.
HBC: This is a sad news to me OooO...
So all the innocent souls you are taking mostly civilians you have not commited any wrong to deserve dialouge with the government...? Fear Allah (SWT) and the day that you will meet him.
ReplyDeleteThis is really sad. And they are saying they did nothing wrong. Allah SWT is watching. people tend to forget that judgement day is real. its sad how people think and act these days. Knowing very well what ur doing is wrong yet ur saying u did nothing wrong. May the spirits of the dead hunt each and every1 of u. Amin.
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