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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Nigerian military 'not aware' of Boko Haram cease-fire |
| 2013-07-13 |
| [AFRIQUEJET] The Nigerian military is not aware of the cease-fire deal reportedly reached between the bad turban Islamic sect Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... and the federal government earlier this week, the local Thisday newspaper reported Friday. The paper quoted the Nigerian military front man, Brig-Gen. Chris Olukolade, as saying the military was yet to be informed of the ceasefire agreement. "We are not aware of any ceasefire yet," he was quoted to have said of the deal, which the Minister for Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, announced Tuesday. The paper also quoted an unnamed military source as saying: "Is that how to sign a ceasefire. They are not serious. They are just fooling themselves and I am sure that the man is on his own. Surely, that is not how to sign a ceasefire. You cannot sign a ceasefire without carrying the troops along. He cannot fool anybody.' According to the minister, who also heads the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution on Security Challenges in the North, both sides have reached an 'understanding' that will lead to the signing of a cease-fire agreement at a later date. He also said the sect had unilaterally declared a cease-fire ahead of the Musselmen holy month of Ramadan. The umbrella Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has also expressed doubts about the reported pact. Boko Haram, which means Western education is sin, launched its violent campaign in 2009, shortly after the police potted its leader, Mohammed Yusuf. The group, which said it is campaigning to establish an Islamic state, has killed over 3,000 people in gun and kabooms. |
| Posted by:Fred |