President Jonathan Wednesday announced the setting up a committee to ‘constructively engage key members of the Boko Haram sect’ with a view to defining a “Comprehensive and workable framework for resolving the crisis of insecurity in the northern part of the country”.
Similarly, the president also announced members of another committee to look into the proliferation of small arms and light weapons which have contributed to growing insecurity and instability in the country.
The setting up of the committee ostensibly followed the recommendation the National Security Council which met in Abuja tuesday to deliberate on the workability of granting amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect
The composition of the two committees is as follows:
COMMITTEE ON DIALOGUE AND PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE NORTH
1. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Minister of Special Duties – Chairman
2. Sheik Ahmed Lemu – Member
3. Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed – Member
4. Col. Musa Shehu, (rtd.) – Member
5. Sheik Abubakar Tureta – Member
6. Dr.Datti Ahmed – Member
7. Senator Sodangi Abubakar – Member
8. Senator Ahmed Makarfi – Member
9. Hon. Mohammed Bello Matawalle – Member
10. Amb. Zakari Ibrahim – Member
11. Comrade ShehuSani – Member
12. Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed – Member
13. Malam Adamu S. Ladan – Member
14. Dr. Joseph Golwa – Member
15. AVM A. I. Shehu – Member
16. Mr. R. I. Nkemdirim – Member
17. DIG P. I. Leha – Member
18. Prof. Nur Alkali – Member
19. Malam Salihu Abubakar – Member
20. Alhaji Abubakar Sani Lugga – Member
21. Barrister Ibrahim Tahir – Member
22. Brig-Gen. Ibrahim Sabo – Member
23. Amb. Baba Ahmed Jidda – Member
24. Group Capt. Bilal Bulama,Rtd. – Member
25. Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi – Member
26. Representative of OSGF – Secretary
COMMITTEE ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS
1. Amb. Emmanuel Imohe – (Chairman)
2. Amb. Martin I. Uhomoibhi – Member
3. Amb. T. D. Hart – Member
4. Amb.Ghali Umar – Member
5. Amb. B.G. Wakil – Member
6. Mr. Opelusi Olureti – Member
7. Representative of Ministry of Interior – Member
8. Representative of NSA – Member
9.Representative of DG (SSS) – Member
10.Representative of NIA – Member
11.Representative of Federal Ministry of Justice – Member
12.Representative of Ministry of Defence – Member
13.Representative of DIA – Member
14.Representative of the Nigeria Police Force – Member
15.Representative of the Nigerian Customs Service – Member
16.Representative of OSGF – Member
17.Director, International Organisations Dept (MFA) – Secretary
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