Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan declares that there would not be amnesty for members of Islamist group known as Boko Haram. Jonathan who was on official visit to Borno and Yobe states disclosed that the government will only negotiate if the leadership of the group come out physically.
The Emir of Sokoto, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar had appealed to the Federal government to grant amnesty to boko haram members in the northern parts of Nigeria just as it did to youth who fought for resource control in the Niger Delta.
The president said for amnesty to be granted to the members of the Islamist group, the leaders must come out and dialogue with the government on way forward. We can not grant amnesty to ghosts, Jonathan declares.
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