Nigerian troops at the scene of a suicide bomb attack
THE NATION
30 June,2012
The National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki(rtd),yesterday continued
his shuttle of trouble spots by meeting with elders in Borno State. It was learnt that Dasuki has opted for dialogue instead of carrying the battle to the doorstep of Boko Haram.
Investigation revealed that the NSA had a closed-door session with Borno elders, including a former Minister of Communications, Gen. Mohammed Shuwa; ex-Military Governor of the North-East, Brig-Gen. Abba Kyari; Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Umaru Shehu; Ambassador Usman Galtimari (who recently headed a presidential committee on the crisis in the North-East) and a former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Comrade Ali Ciroma.
A reliable source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The NSA is trying to change his tactics. He is exploring dialogue with all leaders in the trouble spots. He said instead of taking the battle to the doorstep of Boko Haram, it is better to facilitate dialogue. “He is engaging all these leaders in order to mobilise them to play key roles in prevailing on the sponsors of Boko Haram to sheathe their swords.
The truth is that some of the sponsors are known to the locals. “And Northern leaders are working covertly to assist him to restore peace to all the affected states in the North.” Asked if the government will concede anything to Boko Haram leaders, the source said: “We have not got to that level because the NSA is reaching out to the elders to facilitate dialogue on terms acceptable to all.”
But the NSA said yesterday that he has not fixed any timeline to put an end to the Boko Haram insurgency. He said he did not make any January 20 commitment to resolve the violence in the North. A statement issued on Friday by the Special Assistant to the NSA on Media, Karounwi Adekunle, said:
“The NSA has denied reports quoting him as putting a timeline to the end of Boko Haram Islamist sect hostility in parts of the country. “The NSA, who is on tour of some states where Boko Haram hostility has been rampant to meet stakeholders in such areas, was quoted in some media reports to have said that an end will come to Boko Haram hostility before the commencement of Ramadan Fast.
“The NSA never at any forum in Potiskum, Damaturu, both Yobe State on Thursday or today in Maiduguri, Borno State said he will bring an end to the sect’s hostility before the start of Ramadan fast. “His cogent message in all the meetings he’s held so far with some stakeholders is the need for leaders to reach out and prevail on Boko Haram members to ceasefire so as to create room for dialogue.
“This clarification has become necessary to avoid further spread of this misinformation and unnecessary insinuations.”
Ok so from this we can conclude
The elders contacted know the sponsors of BH and can influence them
The new NAS knows that these elders know this
So rather than following due process and arresting these elders as accessories to murder, terrorism and treason and compelling them to divulge these sponsors, so that they can in turn be arrested for murder, terrorism and conspiracy to murder we negotiate with them so there is a peaceful Ramadan.
And that is law enforcement/ COIN in Nigeria, settle/ pay the guilty, settle/pay the guilty big men even more, kill the little people, ignore and oppress the law abiding.
Yep, they are kowtowing to the bullies and the extortionists. It didn’t work with hitler, and it’s not going to work now.
Why do they think the US and the isrealis for the most part, refuse to negotiate with terrorist ?
At least, not from a position of weakness.