The
All Progressives Congress (APC) urged Boko Haram to immediately cease
all attacks and embrace dialogue in the interest of national peace and
security, following what is undoubtedly a resurgence of deadly attacks
believed to be perpetrated by the sect.
The
appropriate statement was issued by the APC Interim National Publicity,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Warri on September 30, 2013, Monday.
The APC strongly condemned the latest of such attacks that left many students of the College of Agriculture in Yobe dead and injured on Sunday, calling the killings dastardly, senseless and indefensible.
The
statement called on traditional, religious, political and opinion
leaders in the affected areas to intervene urgently to end the cycle of
violence being perpetrated by the sect.
“It
is clear that this Boko Haram menace cannot be resolved by the
government alone, hence all stakeholders must urgently intervene to
complement government’s efforts to end the insurgency and get those
behind it to embrace dialogue.
“There
can be no justification for Boko Haram to continue to kill and maim
innocent citizens, especially because the victims are not just fellow
Nigerians like them, but most are actually their kith and kin,” the
statement said.
The
party described the continued violence by the sect as inexcusable,
especially at a time that the government has offered an Olive Branch by
setting up a committee to dialogue with the sect.
“We
in the APC have been unrelenting in our advocacy for dialogue as a way
of ending the insurgency. Fortunately, the government has also embraced
dialogue, after initially resisting it as an option.
“Boko
Haram should remember that they are not fighting an external war, and
that their grievances, whatever they are, can never be resolved by
continued killing, maiming and plundering. They must therefore put an
immediate end to their cycle of violence and opt for dialogue. The
longer this violence continues, the more difficult it becomes to
resolve. Enough is enough!” the statement concluded.
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