I have never seen nor heard of a country where the president negotiates with Terrorists. Even in the movies, A country never negotiates with terrorists.
But our Dear president yesterday challenged the Boko Haram sect to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks, while acknowledging that military confrontation alone will not end their insurgency.
In an interview with Reuters news agency at the presidential villa in Abuja, Jonathan also said there was no doubt that Boko Haram had links with
other jihadist groups outside Nigeria.
“If they clearly identify themselves now and say this is the reason why we are resisting, this is the reason why we are confronting government or this is the reason why we destroy some innocent people and their properties … then there will be a basis for dialogue,” said Jonathan.
“We will dialogue, let us know your problems and we will solve your problem but if they don’t identify themselves, who will you dialogue with?” He added.
“Military confrontation alone will not eliminate terror attacks,” he said, adding that an “enabling environment for young people to find jobs,” was also needed.
“If anybody invited Osama bin Laden (to talks), he wouldn’t have appeared … Boko Haram, if you invite them, they will not come. They operate without a face, they operate without a clear identity, so it is difficult to interface with such a group.”
“That is the greatest difference between Boko Haram … and the Niger Delta issue,” he said.
Hmmmmmmmm. *no comments* *lips are so sealed*