Former President John Rawlings has pointed out that while working to end the activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria, it is imperative to take a look at the root causes which give rise to such developments.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the ex-President stated that \u201cBoko Haram has made its point. However making such a point at the expense of the lives of innocent people – men, women and children is simply unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that \u201cthe ease with which various local activists perpetrated acts of piracy and kidnapping on the oil coast of Nigeria was the first sign of our vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Rawlings mentioned that \u201cmilitary might and force is not enough to overcome terrorists with conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am in the name of Allah pleading for the return of the girls back to their families,\u201d he pleaded.<\/p>\n
There is frantic search in Nigeria to find the over 200 girls who were abducted in a school in northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n
They were abducted from their boarding school on April 14 but they are yet to be found.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian government has given the assurance the girls will be found and delivered to their parents safely.<\/p>\n
The United States, Britain and France have volunteered in the search for the girls.<\/p>\n
There is also a worldwide campaign through which people are demanding the release of the girls.<\/p>\n
Boko Haram earlier threatened to sell the girls, but in a fresh video released on Monday, the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said the children would be held until all imprisoned militants had been freed.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s Interior Minister, Abba Moro has however rejected the deal, saying, it as \u201cabsurd\u201d for a \u201cterrorist group\u201d to try to set conditions.<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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