ABUJA – A cross section of Nigerians on Friday called on the Federal Government to exercise great caution over the ceasefire agreement with the Boko Haram insurgents.
The citizens made their feelings known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
While some of the respondents commended both parties for the agreement, others however advised the government to be wary of the group as its members were capable of flouting the terms of the pact any time.
Mr Okey Bernard, an Abuja based writer, commended the agreement but said that the two parties should be sincere in its implementation.
“If it is true that the dreaded group has agreed to lay down arms, it is commendable but the government should be wary of them.
“How come this ceasefire is coming weeks after the Federal Government committed about 15 million US dollars to an arms deal in South Africa?,’’ he asked.
Bernard said that while the army could be suspecting that Boko Haram may want to use the “ceasefire” to build up its arsenal, the Boko Haram will not immediately believe that the army would play fair.
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“This is similar to Niger Delta Amnesty and also the truce between the Spanish Government and the Basque Separatists,” he said.
Mr Deji Ayoola, a resident of Abuja, commended the agreement, describing it as a Godly intervention.
“If it is true, then it is a big relief and I see it as God’s intervention to solve the problem of terrorism,” he said.
Another resident, Mrs Ann Ogunye, also advised the government to be wary about the agreement as Boko Haram cannot be trusted.
“The government should be a bit careful because for groups like the Boko Haram, ceasefire is usually not easy.
“A faction may come up tomorrow to reject the agreement,” she said. (NAN)
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