President Jonathan still opens amnesty to boko haram

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Federal Government is still open to constructive dialogue with the Boko Haram sect to end insurgency in the North East zone of the country.

The president stated this in Abuja on Monday when he declared open an International seminar on the Observance of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Internal Security Operations.
The seminar, held at the National Defence College, was co-hosted by the Offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation (A-GF) and the National Security Adviser (NSA).

Jonathan called on members of the sect to lay down their arms and table their grievances, if any, before government.
He, however, clarified that while waiting for the response from the sect, the military operations in the troubled areas would continue to safeguard lives and property