The Federal Government on Wednesday said
it accepted to hold dialogue with the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram,
in order to arrest insecurity in the country as soon as possible.
“We have accepted dialogue as a way of
bringing the (insecurity) situation to an end as quickly as possible. We
have always called on those engaging in violence to stop because
violence can’t solve any problem. So we welcome the decision to
dialogue,” Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, told journalists in
Abuja.
The Christian Association of Nigeria
has, however, warned that the government should not hold dialogue with
the sect on its own terms.
Though CAN said it was ready to support
any step aimed at curbing the sect’s insurgency, it opposed the
government-Boko Haram talks if they centred on the condition to Islamise
of the country.
The sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, was
reportedly quoted to have said in a video footage that President
Goodluck Jonathan should convert to Islam or resign from office.
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