THOUGH some politicians and elders in Borno State refused to comment on the rejection of amnesty by the Boko Haram sect on Wednesday, the State's Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan, has however appealed to the Islamists sect to "reconsider its position" of rejecting amnesty in the interest of peace and dialogue with the Federal Government.
Speaking in a telephone interview in Maiduguri Friday, the attorney general said: "the Boko Haram sect should consider its position on rejecting amnesty. I still appeal to the sect to reconsider their position in the interest of peace and dialogue with Federal Government," adding that the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, should accept the amnesty being announced by the Federal Government.
Lawan, in the texted SMS to The Guardian, called on the Federal Government to be: "just and sincere on the subject matter of amnesty." He said for the amnesty to be fully accepted by the Boko Haram, there should be "transparency" on the part of Federal Government.
The Borno state chairman of People's Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Baba Basharu and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly did not respond to the Boko Haram's rejection of amnesty as at the time of filing this report. The text to Basharu and Ndume on the amnesty rejection reads in part: "Sir, what is your response to the Boko Haram's rejection of amnesty by the Federal Government of last Thursday?"
