The member representing Jos South/Jos East in the House of Representatives, Bitrus Kaze, has decried moves by the federal government to enter into negotiation with the terrorists group, describing it as “a dangerous precedence, which will promote terrorism, more abductions and kidnappings” in the country.
In a press statement, Kaze cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan-led government not to tow the easy but dangerous line, “otherwise, government will eventually be required to negotiate away Nigeria’s sovereignty to the terrorists, who have openly declared intention to de-throne our constitutional democracy and replace same with strict Sharia law.”
He said: “It is exclusively the brainchild of the Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, whose insatiable quest for dialogue with the terrorists, despite his experience of its fruitlessness, leaves a lot to be desired.
“His statement directly contradicts that of the Senate President, Senator David Mark, who has rightly declared that Nigeria will not negotiate with terrorist under any circumstances.
“The severe anxiety and trauma to which the helpless parents of the abducted girls and sympathisers in Nigeria and indeed across the world have been subjected must be understood. However, global experts in counter-terrorism like the USA, Britain, Israel and France have consistently maintained the policy to deny terrorists of the benefits of their criminality, including abductions and ransoms.”
Kaze, therefore, cautioned that “releasing any detained terrorist on their terms will definitely set a dangerous precedence, which will promote terrorism, more abductions and kidnappings.”