Boko Haram: Jonathan Rejects Call For Compensation Of Victims Of Insurgency

Boko Haram Massacre

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that the Federal Government would not pay compensation to victims of Boko Haram’s attacks.

Speaking, yesterday, when the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, chaired by the Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Taminu Turaki submitted its report, Jonathan expressed regret at the extreme violence of the group, especially against innocent civilian population, which had earned it a reputation as the most deadly terror group in the world.

President Jonathan expressed hope that the recommendations made by the committee in its report would help bring the excesses of the sect’s members to an end.

Jonathan also ruled out compensation for victims of the violence orchestrated by the sect, but said, however, that his government was favourably disposed to the suggestion by the committee to assist victims get back on track.

He also said despite the progress made by the nation’s security services in their fight against the sect’s insurgency, his administration could not be said to have won the war against terror.

President Jonathan therefore reinforced the recommendation of the committee that dialogue with the sect should continue, adding that force alone cannot resolve the insurgency in the north.

The president also commended members of the committee for accepting to serve, saying that “it’s not a ballroom dance because you were asked to meet the kind of characters you cannot predict their behaviour.

“It is quite risky and I believe that some of you, within this period, your immediate families believed that if they used to pray two times, they will be praying 10 times to make sure that God see you through.

“We are indeed very happy that within the period of this assignment, nothing quite untoward happened to any of you. We have to thank God for that.

“We have to thank you for concluding, though we can’t say that we have won the war.

“But listening to the address by the chairman, we believe that the document you have submitted will help us with the follow-up action.

“Finally, we will be able to bring the issue of the excesses of Boko Haram to a close. It is a challenging period for the country,” he said.

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  1. @Mr GEJ,qoute his last content of the story’It’s a challenging period for the country’, yes but,it must end now because lifes is claiming by BH insurgency at every moment of the day before it getting to edge,if BH,cannot find the masses to kill they would definitely turn to you people and that would be brutal because you don’t want to die but prefered your people being death-sacrifice than lose your own relatives.