Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has refuted reports that the Boko Haram sect had sent a letter to some influential people in Sokoto State, including himself, seeking for their intervention for the release of some of the members of the sect being detained by the authorities in the state.
In a statement by his special adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Imam Imam, Tambuwal said neither himself, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, nor the acting governor of Sokoto State received the purported letter nor know the identity of those that claimed to have sent it.
“We are yet to receive any letter from the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’ati wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, and we are not aware of the alleged arrest and detention of any of their members. Importantly, we are yet to ascertain which of their members is behind bars and which security agency arrested them.”
The speaker, however, challenged the Boko Haram leadership to reveal their identity and the identity of any of their members arrested in Sokoto State in order for them to intervene and resolve the matter amicably without resorting to bloodshed and destruction of property.
He said that himself, the Sultan and the acting governor were ever ready to intervene in the matter in the spirit of dialogue as canvassed by President Goodluck Jonathan, and called on the sect to reveal their identity for the process of dialogue to commence.
Tambuwal charged the Boko Haram sect to shun acts of violence in expressing their grievances, and advised them to capitalise on the initiative of the president to enter into dialogue with it and restore the country to path of peace and security.
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