The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to the news making rounds on social media that the Nigerian Army is seeking reconciliation with the Boko Haram insurgents and the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) over the constant killings and kidnappings in the country.
DAILY INDEPENDENT had earlier reported that the Nigerian army in its capacity called on the terrorists group to seize fire, put down their weapons and embrace peace, saying an end to the war is in sight.
The reconciliation call was made by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahad Eyitayo at a party organised for journalists by the Army in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Speaking at the event, Eyitayo said that no one, including the military, was happy with the bloodshed, calling on the remnants of the terrorist organisation to take advantage of the amnesty and repent without further delay.
Eyitayo said, “We are not here for bloodletting, no one is happy that people are dying. Some of them (the insurgents) listen to the media, so it is good for us to appeal to them through the media to avoid violence, come forward to ask for forgiveness and reconciliation.”
The army moves follows a report that more than 30,000 Nigerians have been killed while over three million are displaced in the North East by Boko Haram, with many Nigerians held in their custody.
Reacting to the development on Tuesday via its official Twitter handle, Kanu said that the terrorists would be rehabilitated, recruited into the army and posted to the South.
He tweet, “Nigerian Army BEGS Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists for reconciliation.
“And after reconciliation, they will be rehabilitated, recruited into the Army & sent to the South to ‘shoot to kill’. Now you see why I keep calling it a TERRORIST army.”
Meanwhile, the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode had earlier expressed shock at the army’s decision to demand reconciliation with members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.
Reacting in a tweet, Fani-kayode said, “Nigerian Army BEGS Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists for reconciliation.
“Since when has the Nigerian Army resorted to begging murderers, killers and terrorists? How have the mighty fallen!”
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