Any Peace Move From Boko Haram Must Be Resisted - IYC

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide said not to sign
ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram insurgents as the
Nigerian military and government forces of neighboring
countries continue to gain momentum in an attempt to
flush out Boko Haram.


The Udengs Eradiri led IYC contended that any idea of
negotiation or peace move from the Boko Haram insurgents
or their sympathisers must be resisted.

In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Mr.
Eric Omare, thehe group said: “The IYC calls on the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the governments of neighbouring
Chad, Cameroun and Benin Republic not to relent in the
ongoing war without flushing out all the Boko Haram
insurgents.


“There must be no room for any sort of negotiation. Any
idea of negotiation or peace move from the Boko Haram
insurgents or their sympathisers must be resisted as it is
only a bait to buy time to regroup to carry out more deadly
attacks on innocent Nigerians.”

It commended the efforts of the Nigerian Armed Forces and
the joint national forces for the successes recorded so far
in the ongoing war against insurgency in the northeast of
Nigeria.

At the same time, the IYC sympathised with the families of
those who had paid the ultimate price in the crucial national
assignment.

The group also called on the traditional, political and
religious leaders of the North, including youths, to support
the government and provide the lead in the fight against
Boko Haram.

The IYC added: “We urge them to borrow a leaf from the
Niger Delta experience where the leaders of the region
agreed and provided the leadership that brought the armed
resistance in the region to an end. The war against Boko
Haram insurgency cannot be completely won without the
total support of the people and communities directly
affected.”