Not willing to continue waiting on the country’s security agencies and government to secure their lives and properties, about 65 crommunities have decided to take their fate in their own hands by negotaaiting their peace with the deadly Boko Haram sect.
According to reports the community have agreed a pece deal in the region of N20 million with the sect.
The deal, it was gathered involves cessation of future raid.
Following the confirmation of the preseĺBoko Haram in
Niger State by Governor Abubakara Bello, had confirmed the presence of the deadly group in the state, coupled with the development a few days ago when the terror group displaced more than 5,000 villagers from their homes in some local government areas in the state.
The security agencies in the country were yet to confirm the presence of Boko Haram in the state, even with the spate of killings and abductions
It was reliably gathered that communities in Gurmana, Manta, Bassa and Kukoki distrists in the Shiroro area of the state had negotiated with the terrorists for a peace deal after reaching an agreement to pay certain amount of money.
The communities were said to have also purchased at least six motorcycles worth N500,000 for the terrorists.
Yusuf Sani, the co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youth, said, “This is what most of the communities are resorting to. By my records now, communities that have signed the peace deal with the terrorists are more than 40.
“While some communities have already sealed up deals for ceasefire with the terrorists and are currently reaping the benefits, others are on the verge of finalising theirs.”
Sani also said the communities had paid “not less than N20 million to sign the peace deal with the terrorists.”
