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Gov. Shettima of Borno State Revisits Case of Amnesty Programme For Boko Haram
Posted by Nicholas on Mon 13th Jul, 2015 - tori.ngThe Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed his statement made during his May 29 inaugural remarks; urging the FG to grant amnesty to Boko Haram.
The Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has again urged the Federal Government to grant Boko-Haram amnesty.
This is coming a day after the foiled bomb incident at Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Jos.
Gov. Shettima said "the murderous ideology is one key proof that an amnesty programme targeted at creating an exit window for forcefully conscripted members is capable of reducing the number of Boko Haram fighters."
He was speaking at an interactive session organised by the Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Mallam Isa Gusau, with selected journalists in Abuja.
Buttressing the Governor's point, Gusau said "Governor Kashim Shettima was misunderstood by many Nigerians when in his May 29 inaugural remarks revisited his stance on the need to apply a political solution to fighting the Boko Haram by way of granting a window to admit those willing to surrender their arms and renounce the Boko Haram ideology."
Adding that, "Shettima has held this position from his campaign days ahead of the 2011 elections for his first term. He had always advocated a combination of three approaches, which are: the military which is what we have in place, an economic approach which is aimed at providing jobs for people and discourage citizens that Boko Haram terrorists are recruiting."
The Governor had mentioned in his statement that recently, 16 members renounced the terror group.
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