Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto
diocese, says the amnesty the federal government granted to repentant Boko
Haram members shows it is privy to some information.
Speaking during a Channels TV
programme on Friday, Kukah said the offer of amnesty shows the insurgent group
has not been weakened as the military claimed.
Kukah said he had raised the
issue of amnesty to the insurgents in the past.
“I think I was one of the first
people to raise the issue of amnesty about five years ago, I know how much we
were vilified,” he said.
“But I was pretty convinced about
what I was saying that for me, if you mention the word amnesty, Nigerians think
it simply means shaking hands and telling everybody to go home.
“If Boko Haram has been perceived
to be as so weakened as it is, we would not be talking about negotiation. So
clearly, those with superior information and superior knowledge – which is what
government is all about – know something that the rest of us don’t.”
‘LOOTERS LIST IS DIVERSIONARY’
Kukah also faulted the list of
alleged looters recently released by the federal government.
He described it as “uninspiring
and diversionary”.
“From the last local government
chairman, senator, president, governor; it would be nice to know one single
politician who has run for office with what you call ‘hard-earned’ money,” he
said.
“Corruption is not something that
government fights, government might offer a lead, but it will get you to
nowhere unless you have the buy-in of the people.”
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