Bishop of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese of Lagos West, Rt. Rev. Peter Adebiyi, yesterday, said anyone demanding that the Federal Government grant amnesty to the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, was an enemy of Nigeria.
Adebiyi, who made the remarks in an interview with Vanguard in Lagos, said the activities of the sect would have been reduced in the Northern part of the country if there was outright ban on activities of commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders.
He said: “Okada is not meant to be a commercial means of transport. It is not meant to be used in any civilised country.
“It is only in Nigeria that you find this on the roads. I think those who are asking for amnesty for Boko Haram are enemy of our country.
“If we grant them amnesty, what will the government do for a man whose wife and five children were lost due to their illicit acts?”
“What about thousands of families that have been rendered homeless? And we are giving amnesty to such people?
“Their leaders know members of Boko Haram, that is why they are asking for amnesty for them.
“If you have a child that is causing unrest in the neighbourhood, the parents know what their child is doing and they are in the best position to talk to the child.
“They cannot expect another person to help them out on such issue. Unfortunately, the people we are seeking amnesty for have rejected it.”
On how to end the activities of Boko Haram, the Bishop said Northern leaders had the solution to end the activities of the sect, declaring that “I remember the Ife/Modakeke crisis.
“The leaders in Yorubaland never called on the Federal Government to settle the issue. The leaders did it themselves.
“Why can’t they (Northern leaders) do that in the North. I believe that they are trying to make Jonathan administration irrelevant. And the President is also afraid.”
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mr pastor if you are living in the north you will know that there is no real Boko haram, what we have is international insurgency that is more powerful than any individuals. The federal Govt knows about their existence and GEJ did not disapprove this. All the so called leaders in the north have no full knowledge of this problem and if any of them messed up he got killed. If you know how a typical Hausa/Fulani man respect ADO BAYERO the emir of Kano, and the man was only saved by devinne intervention having his four closed guards killed, you will agree that it is not a matter of "boys operating" as you think. Nobody will come up to be identified as Boko haram, the amnesty is for those "international men" which GEJ cowardly allowed to ruin part of his country. If you know the economic problem alone this brought to the north, you will know that no stupid man on earth will beat or kill his children thinking that he is doing that to disturb his neighbour. I pray this menace does not come to Lagos, that is when you will agree that if there is anything even worse in sense than amnesty if it can solve the problem, it is a welcome development.
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