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president Jonathan, Obasanjo meet over Hausa/Fulani Islamic terrorists Boko Haram

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Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting following high rate of insecurity in the country, occasioned by the Boko Haram insurgency. The problem appears to be getting out of control with terrorists capturing Gwoza, and declaring it an Islamic caliphate.

The meeting was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on the invitation of President Jonathan.

Chief Obasanjo, who confirmed his meeting with the President shortly after he arrived Abeokuta from Abuja, yesterday, said the meeting was  purely on security matters.
When asked to confirm the meeting, Obasanjo said: “Yes, I can confirm that I met with Mr. President on his invitation. In fact, he had wanted to come down to Abeokuta, but as a sign of respect to the Office of the President, I had to go. We had discussion on the country’s security issues and that is all.”

Obasanjo, who appreciated the invitation of  President Jonathan promised that he would continue to make himself available on national issues in the interest of peace and progress of the country.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, confirmed the meeting but said he had no details of what was discussed.

“It was a meeting between the two of them and only they can say what was discussed”.

Obasanjo has for years advocated the use of force alongside peaceful negotiation as a panacea for tackling insurgency in the North.

In May, Chief Obasanjo commenced efforts to reach out to the Boko Haram sect, in a series of attempts at negotiating with the sect to free the over 250 school girls it abducted in April from their dormitories in Chibok, Borno State.

At the time, the former leader contacted a go-between, who assisted him in his unsuccessful attempt at mediating with the Boko Haram group in 2011.

Jonathan meets security chiefs

Meanwhile, the President also yesterday met behind closed doors with security chiefs  apparently to assess security situation in the country.

The service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, met with the President before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting.

As usual, none of them spoke with journalists at the end of the meeting.

The meeting may not be unconnected with the deteriorating security situation in the North-Eastern part of the country, where the Boko Haram sect is reportedly gaining territorial grounds and have taken over some towns and villages in Borno state.

The sect which is on a mission to impose a strict interpretation of Islam in the country is reported to have hoisted its flag in some towns in Borno State including Gwoza, where it drove away the emir and sacked the Police Training College.

An encounter between the sect and Nigerian security services led to some Nigerian troops crossing over into Cameroonian territory.

Source vanguard

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