Having refused to be part of the Federal government Amnesty committee, the President, Supreme Council of Sharia, Sheikh Ahmad Lemu, gave his reason for turning down the appointment .
The revered Islamic scholar said he took the decision because of failure of the Federal Government to implement the report of the committee on post-election violence, which he headed.
Sheikh Ahmad Lemu, who led the body that was appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the violence that broke out after the 2011 general election which led to the death of more than 800 people, is one of the 26 members appointed into the presidential committee on amnesty for Boko Haram, as announced by the presidency on Wednesday.
In an interview in Minna, Niger State capital; Lemu noted that although the call was “ for national service”, he was “disappointed by the non- implementation of the post-election crisis committee recommendations.”
He explained that dialogue remains the only way out of the security crisis in some parts of the north as the use of force cannot solve the problem.
The scholar added that until there is a mutual trust between the sect and the federal government, the sect members cannot surrender for fear of being arrested by the Federal Government.
Sheikh Lemu said he wishes the committee well.
He further criticized the stand of the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN, over the granting of amnesty to the sect, saying, now is the time to dialogue and end the violence.
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