Barr. Oweilaemi R. Pereotubo
WARRI- National President of the Ijaw youths council Barr. Oweilaemi R. Pereotubo has kicked against federal government plan to grant amnesty to the dreaded sect Boko Haram members released from prison recently.
Oweilaemi made this assertion yesterday in a press release sent to journalists, said ‘‘ We watched with utter dismay the unfolding quagmire under the present Government. The promise to grant the repentant Boko Haram detainees amnesty will be the worst setback to the anti-terror war. Buhari should not be thinking of giving amnesty to the Boko Haram sects.
‘‘Amnesty should only be given to people who have a genuine cause. Niger Delta agitators who were given the Presidential prerogative had a genuine cause that was appreciated by the world over. The Boko Haram sects whose struggle is to disband the spread of Western civilisation should not pampered with Royal honour.
‘‘Some of these so-called repentant Boko Haram members who were released by the Government have returned to the trenches. They were seen in a video clip sent by the sects. It is a faux pass to give such persons amnesty.
‘‘On the comment of Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, we call on the Government to probe it other than to address the issue with a wave of hand. The allegation is too weighty to be ignored’’ he admonished.
He further said ‘‘ We are not comfortable with the response of the Presidency and the defence headquarters. If Buhari is really concerned about the security of Nigerians then he should probe the comment. The security situation in the Niger Delta region is very porous. The herdsmen are everywhere in the region terrorising the people.
‘‘Only recently in December last year, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, former President of IYC narrowly escaped death from the claws of the murderous herdsmen. The laxity of security agencies to the menace Nigerians are facing may attract self-defence.
‘‘Niger Delta people will defend themselves if the Government refuse to take proactive steps to nip the situation in the bud. Virtually, Nigerians in the middle belt and the southern part of the Country are under siege of herdsmen’s invasions. We can’t fold our arms and be killed by these dangerous human species’’ he warned.
