Although it is very unfortunate that I don’t have all the resources required to boldly march into Sambisa Forest and successfully bring back our girls, I so much appreciate the unflinching focus and unrelenting effort of Mr. President as well as the whole world at large towards bringing back our girls.
Our girls are spending longer time than expected in this evil forest and the more time they spend, the more exposed they are to the danger and unfair torture of these sub humans led by the maniac called Abubakar Shekau. Even though it is very obvious that Boko Haram has to be completely eliminated from our once peaceful country, I am still of the opinion that instant or forceful attack on this sect is not the best approach towards ensuring that we safely bring back our girls as I believe wisdom is profitable to direct.
These girls are currently at the mercy of this evil genius (Shekau) and it does not take him anything to sell them as he has vowed or even do worse if a forceful attack is the only approach to be used against him. Shekau has vowed to release these girls based on the condition that all members of the sect currently in Nigerian prisons are released which, I believe, has provided a platform for a direct negotiation to be made.
I therefore suggest that all prisoners loyal to Shekau be released under a well-organised platform that will compel him also to release our helpless girls; a suitable venue could be arranged which should be neutral for both parties to hand over their captives after which the two parties involved can then have a one-on-one attack on each other to know who is superior.
By then we would have already taken over his territory by surrounding Sambisa Forest with the state-of- the-art ammunition and world class intelligence personnel.
By then we would have already taken over his territory by surrounding Sambisa Forest with the state-of- the-art ammunition and world class intelligence personnel.
I am therefore of the opinion that the Federal Government should drop her ego of not wanting any negotiation terms as this ego would have been meaningful long before the Boko Haram abducted our girls. However, since the girls have been abducted, the only wise decision that could guarantee their successful return is negotiation, except if we have the evil intention of sacrificing the life of these innocent girls for the freedom of our great country from this Boko Haram insurgency.
Although our current approach towards addressing this issue could eventually give us victory over Boko Haram terrorist acts, I am afraid if it is not going to be a pyrrhic victory as our dear innocent girls could be victims at the end.
Where two elephants fight, the grass will suffer and the grass, in this case, the grasses are our innocent girls. So, let us find the seamless means of removing the grass so that the two elephants can fight on a smooth ground.
•Oladejo Gboyega, Yaba, Lagos
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