Beware Of Afghanistanism: Arewa Youth Warns Against Repentant Terrorists

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The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned that Boko Haram terrorists might take over the Nigerian government like the Taliban did in Afghanistan.

The AYCF warning is coming following the decision of the Federal Government to rehabilitate repentant Boko Haram members.

In a chat with newsmen on Tuesday, AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima, warned that reintegrating terrorists into the society could be dangerous because they might toe the path of Afghanistanism, by regrouping and attacking a forgiving Nigeria.

Shettima said: “Things like this should be an experience we should work on ahead of time to avert, and that is why I defer from this ideology of granting amnesty to people who committed so much damage to Nigeria.

“In the case of the Taliban in Afghanistan, you will see that it’s the same thing that replicated itself that we in Nigeria are almost bumping into now.

“Remember that it was the idea of Obama to grant some Taliban leaders amnesty; eventually, they gathered momentum and suddenly ousted a legitimate government because they see themselves as the government already.

“This same experience we are likely to have, but God forbid, we will resist such in Nigeria. Why should somebody who committed the crime of killing people, chasing people out of their homes to IDP camps, killing them, still be reintegrated into the society?

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