Chibok Community Cautions FG Over Ceasefire Deal

The vice president of Chibok community in Abuja, Mutah Nkeki, has called for caution in the reported ceasefire agreement between the federal government and the Boko Haram sect.
Speaking during the usual sit-out of the #BringBackOurGirls group, Nkeki urged the government to be careful as some people might use the occasion of the truce to waste government resources without achieving the goal they were meant for.
“The government should be cautious. Many people would want to use the issue of the insurgency to make money for themselves. The Nigerian government should be careful. There are so many ‘419ners’ (fraudsters) who would want to waste government’s resources without getting to achieve the needed objectives,” he said.
Some members of the BBOG group who also called for caution on the side of government expressed fear that the reported ceasefire might be a strategy by the sect to regroup and become stronger to capture more villages for itself.
Meanwhile, another member of the group, Dr Allen Manasseh, called the attention of the government and the relevant authorities over the plight of some Nigerians who had been trapped in the Mandara Mountain.
Manessah explained that the people had fled to the mountain during the attacks on their towns and added that they were now facing serious challenges as they could hardly fend for themselves.
“Yes, it is true that they are facing challenges there. Many have been trapped. They are out of food and many are dying. The people in Cameroon are better off because they can do menial jobs there and get paid. Not the same with the people in the mountain,” he said.