Senate President, David Mark on Sunday,
according to a statement in Abuja by his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh warned the
Boko Haram insurgents against testing the will
of the Federal Government and the might of its
military by the insurgents continued refusal to
release the abducted pupils of Government Girls
Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.
He stated this at the St. Patrick Catholic Church,
Asaba, Delta State, during the funeral of late
Lady Obi-Bridget Okpuno, mother of High Chief
Uche Okpuno. The senate president, who stated
his preference for a full military action against
the perpetrators, noted that negotiation was no
longer an option.
He said, “They have touched the hearts and
souls of Nigerians by abducting and kidnapping
our children. Children are our future. They have
in effect declared war on Nigeria and
Nigerians. “I have been an advocate for dialogue
with the Boko Haram elements in this country.
But things have gone absolutely beyond bounds
and no government will negotiate with Boko
Haram as long as they keep our
girls and our
boys. “They must free those they have abducted
unconditionally. Nobody is going to negotiate
with them on that basis.
“They must never test the will of the
government. They must never test the might of
the Nigerian armed forces. Above all, they must
never test the power of the Nigerian people
because we must stand united against evil. “They
must have taken government decision to
negotiate with them for weakness. They must
not. Nigerian armed forces have performed
creditably well across the globe. They will do
even better at home to preserve our unity and
sovereignty.
“We are not going to sit down and fold our
hands. The Federal Government must intensify
military action against the perpetrators and
bring the issue of Boko Haram to a logical
conclusion. “The current situation in the country
where some children have taken arms against
their own country is totally unacceptable.
Parents must share in the blame.”
Mark nevertheless prayed God to touch the
hearts of the abductors so that they would free
the girls before the insurgents incur the wrath of
man and God.
SOURCE: PUNCH
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