Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode has urged the federal government not to engage in any form of dialogue with fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram saying this will encourage terrorism and lawlessness in the country.
Speaking at a public lecture in honour of late Ijaw nationalist, Adaka Boro, in Abuja, Mr Fani-Kayode said there is an urgent need for the federal government to bring the current security challenges under control by bringing the full weight of the law to bear on all terrorists.
The sect has in recent years being staging insurgency against the Nigerian government, using series of suicide bombings and strategic bomb blasts, jail breaks, attacks on police stations and academic institutions across the northern part of Nigeria.
Also speaking at the occasion, chairman of the Ijaw youth council, Abuja branch, Mr Francis Tambai appealed to youths from the north not to allow themselves to be used by persons who are bent on destroying the peace of the nation.
Vice-president, Namadi Sambo at a recent function in Abuja, declared that the federal government is willing to engage in dialogue with the sect.
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