A Muslim leader in Delta State, Mr Sadiq Musa, weekend, called on the Federal Government to grant amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect as a way of resolving the security crisis posed by the group.
He also advised that the government should introduce amnesty programme for them, as was done for former militants in the Niger Delta, few years ago.
But a Niger Delta activist, Mr. Vincent Oyibode, said the ideal thing for President Goodluck Jonathan to do was to relocate the seat of power from Abuja to the Niger-Delta for safety reasons.
Oyibode said there was nothing wrong with President Jonathan relocating to the Niger Delta since it was obvious that the plan of the northerners behind Boko Haram was to make the nation ungovernable for him.
Musa, who is spokesman of the Delta State Muslim Council, also faulted the advice by national president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, that Christians should defend themselves against Boko Haram, saying it was an inciting statement.
He dissociated Delta Muslims from Boko Haram sect, pointing out that the group was anti-Islam and commended President Jonathan for recently asking the group to come out with their complaints and demands for a better Nigeria.
He said “Boko Haram is giving Nigeria a bad name, making the country ungovernable for President Jonathan. The group is not fighting a religious war because both Muslims and Christians are being killed in the attacks.”
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