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Nigeria: Presidency - Amnesty to Boko Haram Will Save Resources, Lives
This Day, 2 April 2018
The presidency has said granting amnesty to the Boko Haram insurgents will make them drop their arms and embrace peace which will in turn stop bloodshed and save resources for the… Read more »
Amnesty to Boko Haram Will Save Lives - Nigeria Presidency
While the presidency is making overtures to the Boko Haram terrorist group by offering them amnesty, various organisations have been urging the government not to go ahead with the offer.
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Nigeria: Ex-Generals Can't Stop Buhari's Re-Election - Presidency
Daily Trust, 2 April 2018
The Presidency said none of President Muhammadu Buhari's contemporaries in the army and former leaders advising him against seeking re-election can stop him in 2019. Read more »
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Nigeria: Army Asks Boko Haram to Embrace Amnesty
Daily Trust, 30 March 2018
The Nigerian Army has called on Boko Haram fighters to lay down their arms and embrace the Federal Government amnesty programme. Read more »
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Nigeria: Fasehun's OPC Demands Freedom for Leah, Rejects Amnesty Deal for Boko Haram
Guardian, 2 April 2018
The Oodua People's Congress (OPC) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Leah Sharibu, the only girl left in Boko Haram captivity from the 110 students of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Confirms Ceasefire Talks With Boko Haram
This Day, 26 March 2018
The federal government has disclosed that it is in talks with the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram, on a possible ceasefire, with the ultimate aim of securing a permanent… Read more »
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Nigeria: Possible Ceasefire After Release of Dapchi Schoolgirls Kidnapped By Boko Haram
This is Africa, 26 March 2018
Of the 110 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by militants in the town of Dapchi in February 2018, 101 have been returned, the Nigerian government has said, amidst rumours of a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Don't Grant Amnesty to Boko Haram, SERAP Tells Buhari
Premium Times, 25 March 2018
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to "drop the proposed policy to… Read more »
InFocus
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The proposed amnesty to members of Boko Haram by President Goodluck Jonathan has led to debate among various segments of Nigerian society. Read more »
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Former head of state Major-General Muhammadu Buhari has commended the government for setting up a committee that will look into the feasibility of granting amnesty to Boko Haram ... Read more »
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President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to commence the process of granting amnesty to members of the Jama'atul Ahlus Sunnah Lidda'awati wal Jihad, popularly known as ... Read more »
