Latest Insurgency Attacks Not By Boko Haram – Negotiator
Secretary of the Boko Haram group, Danladi Amadu, has dissociated the sect from the latest attacks and killings in some towns in Borno and Adamawa states, blaming “faceless” groups for the raid.
Amadu, in an interview with the VOA Hausa radio yesterday, also confirmed the ceasefire agreement with the sect and said the “true” sect members have welcomed the ceasefire.
Some towns in the two states had came under attacks by suspected Boko Haram members barely two days after the federal government’s ceasefire announcement.
In the light of this, the secretary, who was part of the announced agreement with the Nigerian government, said “indeed, there was a discussion and any breach on the agreement is not from real Boko Haram members.
“They are some faceless groups, who subject Nigerians to hardships in the name of our group. Secondly, this government’s (troops) bodies is also tarnishing Boko Haram’s name. They go and block roads, kill and
confiscate people’s monies in order to satisfy their superiors.”
He said the security resorted to doing that “so that it would look like they kill Boko Haram, but they are not our members.”
When asked about the latest raid on some towns in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe after the ceasefire, Amadu said “we are not aware of the attacks and there is nothing to indicate that they were our members.”
He urged the Nigerian government to be on alert and expose those perpetuating the atrocities in the name of Boko Haram.
“Every members of our sect has agreed with this ceasefire. Presently, I am about to start a meeting with some members, who are in Nigeria. They called me and showed their support to it and I am going to advise them to stop and to communicate same via phone to our other members,” he said.
Asked on the Chibok girls release, he said “we are not the ones to set the rule for the discussion. It is government that is supposed to set guidelines and time to meet the government of Chad over the issue.
“It is after the meeting of the Nigerian government with Chadian government, that we would be intimated with what they finalised,” he said.
The secretary also said the recent release of some Chinese and Cameroonian hostages by the group was part of the deal reached in the ceasefire, which they began to fulfill by the release.
“We believe in this ceasefire, we believe in having peace in our country and we are ready to show this sincerity by handing over the girls hand to hand,” he said.
He then promised that the group will launch investigation on those that attacked the towns after the ceasefire agreement, to ascertain their identity.
