AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM ASK TERRORIST TO EMBRACE DIALOUGUE

Abubakar Shekau

Arewa Consultative Forum has called on Boko Haram to lay down arms, and praised the efforts of the federal government to dialogue with the militants.  It also criticized Nigerians who question Nigeria’s status as one united country.

In a strongly-worded communique after the forums Board of Trustees meeting chaired by Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni and a National Executive Committee meeting chaired by Aliko Mohammed, which Masquerade234 got hold of told the militants that: “Enough Is Enough.”

According to the statement, which was signed by spokesperson of the Forum Anthony Sani, both meetings considered the festering security challenges posed by Boko Haram; ethno-religious crises in some states of the North; the spate of kidnappings and communal clashes across the South-East; the widespread armed robberies in the South-West; and the militant activism and oil bunkering in the South-South.

The meetings agreed that the endorsement of dialogues by the federal government was praiseworthy, expressing appreciation of the efforts of Northern state governors in setting up a panel to help find a lasting solution to the country’s security challenges and calling on Nigerians to support the governments action.

The meetings urged members of the Boko Haram to embrace the offer of dialogue by laying down their arms,” it further said.  “Enough is enough.”