In summary, here is Boko Haram's condition if Nigeria must be peaceful again. To ceasefire completely, the group wants the government to prosecute Senator Modu Sheriff; compensate their members; rebuild their places of worship destroyed during 2009 uprising, which led to the murder of their leader; release all their members who were arrested and their wives and children who were displaced following the crises must be rehabilitated into the society.
These they say must first be in place to allow room for the much talked about dialogue with the Federal Government. How realistic these conditions are is not my question, but whether the Federal Government have the moral right to negotiate with Boko Haram and enter into agreement on behalf of the victims of a terrorist group that have unjustifiably destroyed families, properties and distorted the way Southern Nigeria relates with the North?
Let's say the Federal Government were to grant their request to rebuild their places of worship, release their members, re-unite and rehabilitate their displaced wives and children to their members, wouldn't that be injustice to the hundreds of victims who have seen their worship centres destroyed and family members killed? I mean, who would rebuild the churches and mosques destroyed by Boko Haram? For Christ sake who will raise the dead?
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