ONE
hundred and four Boko Haram suspects are being remanded in Lagos prisons, the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
This is
as the Federal Government, on Thursday, began dialogue with them.
Minister
of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu and chairman, Presidential Committee on
Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, led the
committee members to the meeting.
Tanimu
told newsmen after the meeting that the visit was aimed at interacting with the
suspects and chart a new way forward.
“We
came here basically to have interaction with people detained in connection with
acts relating to terrorism.
“We
have interacted and spoken to them and they responded very sincerely and
frankly, and I think I can say that we were well informed about most of the
things they were interested in.
“For now,
we are more concerned with the release of vulnerable people and those not
pinned down by the security agencies.
“We
have seen those the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPR) advised for
release.
“We
have not seen any woman or child here, but even at that, I am sure the
committee will make appropriate recommendations as far as the issue of
their release is concerned.
“We
have interacted with stakeholders. We have been informed and we have been given
advices that will help in making our recommendation to government.
“I can
assure you that the committee is on top of the situation as far as dialogue is
concerned. We have no serious challenge at the moment,” he said.
Source: Tribune
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