“Why Shekau’s Death Should Not Be Celebrated” – Labaran Maku

        

The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has hinted that the Federal Government will not celebrate the death of the leader of the Boko Haram terrorists group, Abubakar Shekau.

Speaking to Punch on Wednesday in Abuja, the minister said the federal government would instead celebrate the laying down of arms by Boko Haram members, saying; that has been the crux of the fight against insurgency.

Maku, who made the disclosure after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, further hinted that the government was not interested in celebrating the death of any terrorists.

“The Federal Government would be
happier if the Boko Haram leader and his group laid down their weapons and embraced peace,” Maku said. The minister while differentiating government from the sect explained that government has a responsibility to respect human rights unlike members of the Boko
Haram group who have thrown away all sympathy for human lives and are prepared to kill people just for the sake of killing.

“For us it is immaterial if the leader of the terrorist group is killed or not. We want them to drop their weapons and embrace peace. We want them to drop their weapons, stop killing their parents and innocent people and accept peace” he said.