…Enumerates conditions to begin trusting the sect
From UBONG UKPONG, Abuja
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday indicated that the declaration of cease-fire by the Boko Haram sect was very suspicious, even as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, called for caution enumerating conditions under which such declaration from the widely condemned sect could be given a thought.
The sect had on Monday, in Maiduguri, Borno State, announced a cease-fire after weeks of meetings with the state government. However, speaking to journalists in Abuja at the third seminar on national security with the theme, “Contemporary National Security Challenges: Policy Options,” facilitated by the Alumni Association of National Defence College (AANDEC) in collaboration with the National Defence College (NDC), the CDS said, “we must treat that with a lot of caution.”
Although he expressed happiness that the sect was at least, declaring a cease-fire, which was very vital to the processes of resolving the security problems in the country, Admiral Ibrahim, however, said their intentions were still not very clear to them in the military and as such, they (the military) would never advise government to jump at it with all trusts. “Whatever must have brought this about must further enhance our security and it’s like a recognition of a very futile approach to solving whatever they consider their problems.
So, we are a bit excited by it but are taking everything with a lot of caution,” he said. Ibrahim, who said there were certain objective tests in considering the cease-fire as declared by the sect said, “let’s assume we can have a whole period of one month where no bomb explodes, where nobody is shot, where nobody is beheaded, where no church is bombed, where no mosque is threatened.
If we can guarantee one month, then we can begin to talk. So, we must take this with a lot of caution; that’s what I am telling you.” The defence chief, who indicated that the military would not be tempted by such declaration to retreat, also articulated that even when such conditions were met, they would still be very much around to watch them closely and not take chances for hoodlums to seize the country and make it uncomfortable for citizens to stay.
CDS Admiral Ola you have point there and i think you people have beginning to wise up but to give Boko Haram one month to know if there will still be bombing of Churches, Masques,beheading and killing people is not enough because they can easily forfait that one month in which after then they will deceive Nigeria securities and take over Northern Nigeria and make it a safe heaven for Al Quada and other Terrorist group since they have been ousted out to the Mali by French Millitary but i advice GEJ,CDS,Police,SSS not to even try to give them a one year because they want to use Nigeria as their safe heaven since the Terrorist have been pursued out of the Mali by French Millitary now they want to settle in the Northern Nigeria and that will to disastrous for Nigeria because our Britain colonies will never interven in our case the way the French colonies interven in the Mali,one of their colonial country.So Nigeria securities should becareful and Mr GEJ should trade with caution and wise up by not making Nigeria a safe heaven for them which i strongly know is their motive
Wat exactly is d CDS implying? It’s tru dat it is not uhuru yet but dat doesn’t giv him d impetus 2 brag about their vigilance. Nigerians hav had alot of dat. Pls, fellow Nigerians, let’s b awake still to evade these destructions of souls because we don’t know their agreement wit d senate.
If boko haram would stop today, thats means a deadlier and bloody sect is formed to take over. I’m anticipating the worst from them. why the cease fire now after heavy blood baths? corp members, police, army, xtians have died.
The CDS is right, if the Boko Haram sect are serious about the cease fire, they would’nt have given the conditions of releasing their colleagues in detention and the issue of paying compensation to the family of their members that were killed should have not come up.
My dear General, I think you are too hasty in declaring one month of peace as an indication of BH seriousness. Why 2 years?
Nd i say hia we abt 2mk a great mistake..diz guyz dnt nid 2b gven a day..awa forces beta nt relapse cus wot diz guys wana do z 2buy time xo dt wen dia malian counterpartz av fully rtreatd nd reorganisd in d desert..then dy wl be gven orderz on wot to do..AND I REPEAT>KIP SEARCHING,ATTACKING ND WIPING THEM..
Boko Haram knows that their leader will soon be captured in Mali and in order to find a safe haven for him in Nigeria, that is why they are making such spurious ceasefire. So Borno State government has been feeding these murderers in government house over the weeks and yet they are telling us BH is faceless!! Was he meeting with ghosts over the past weeks? The army should not take them serious until their so called leader is captured and killed along with their leaders and politicians and imams financing them. If not you will see these fools turning gods to the Alumanjiris if they are given amnesty. I even see them winning elections in 2015 in the north
Even after cease-fire, justice should be done. It is treason for ANYBODY to take up arms against one’s nation!!! The culprits must be called to account for all the murders and arson committed against the citizens of our beloved Nigeria. This action will curb such excesses and impunity in future. God bless Nigeria!!!
Be very cautious wo!these people will outsmart u wo!!!!wiping thm is d only answer!hmm
JTF, the house to house scout for these murderers should continue; forward ever. Backward never.