On the removal of JTF, Jonathan
said,
“If anyone of you (referring to
Borno Elders) wants the Federal Government to withdraw JTF troops from the
state, he should come and sign an agreement that if anybody is killed after
signing the document, I will hold you responsible according to the law of the land; I assure you that before I go back to Abuja
all the JTF troops will leave the state."
“The Boko Haram insurgency is
reducing gradually in states like Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe and Niger among
others, but in Borno State the situation is increasing. It is unfortunate, and
this is because you the elders refused to come out and condemn the activities
of the sect who are your children. This is not a time to be playing to the
gallery,” the President stated."
"He equally told the Elders
that, unless they put their house in order and talk to the sect members who are
their children to lay down their arms and embrace peace, the Federal Government
will not grant them amnesty, not to talk of withdrawing the men of the
JTF."
"None of the elders
responded to the President’s challenge, but various speakers had tasked the
Federal Government to remove all the bunkers/checkpoints and the JTF troops on
the streets of Maiduguri, as well as grant amnesty to Boko Haram who have been
terrorizing the state."
Is this a modern-day miracle happening or a
brand new President Jonathan evolving with a bang? Or is it simply the dawn of "Straight Talk" and "Common Sense" in Nigeria polity? Time will tell.
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