The Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North has said the Federal Government will soon decide on the compensation for Boko Haram victims.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja by its Secretary, Esther Gonda, the committee said contrary to some reports, it never ruled out compensation for victims of Boko Haram insurgency.
The statement explained that what the committee’s Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki said was that the committee would look into the issue of victims’ support and not to cancel compensation for them.
The statement added: “The chairman did not, in any way say or infer that compensation will be given to only the security operatives. Rather, he emphasised that the committee will make appropriate recommendations to the government to support all victims of the insurgency.
“Based on the committee’s terms of reference, we will constructively engage key members of Boko Haram and define a comprehensive and workable framework for resolving the crises in the North and develop a framework for amnesty.”
