BOKO HARAM DECLARES CEASEFIRE

The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, famously known as Boko Haram, yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno announced a ceasefire after weeks of meetings with the state government.
Commander of the Islamist sect in charge of Borno North and South, Muhammed Abdulazeez Ibn Idris, who had previously been speaking for the group, had surprisingly appeared to some journalists,  two weeks ago, declaring the intention of the sect to halt the three-year-old insurgency.

For the benefit of seeking the blessing of the leader of the sect, Imam Abu Shekau, in declaring the ceasefire, Idris had promised to talk to the media soon on the issue and by yesterday afternoon, he kept his promise and announced a ceasefire, starting from yesterday. Excerpts of the translated briefing by Idris: “I, Sheikh Muhammed Abdulazeez Ibn Idris, the second Commander in charge of southern and northern Borno after Imam Abubakar Shekau of Jamaatul Ahjlil Sunna lidawati wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram.

“For some time now, we the members of Jamaatul ahlil Boko Haram sunna lidawati wal jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, have recently had a meeting and dialogue with the government of Borno State where we resolved that giving the prevailing situation, there is the need for us to ceasefire.