groups operating in the country.
In a resolution in Abuja, the lawmakers suggested that the Federal Government could engage in dialogues with terror groups if doing so would end the spate of deadly attacks.
The sponsor of the motion on the issue, Mr. Ibrahim Olaifa, observed that “there is nothing to lose if we engage these people in dialogues even in the form of amnesty”.
The Accord Party member from Oyo State, cited Monday’s deadly attacks in Kano, where about 60 lives were reported to have been lost and expressed fears that such killings might continue if steps were not taken to arrest the trend.
He advised the House to intervene by mandating the Joint Committee on National Security, Army, Police Affairs to meet with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Aniym, on how to address the problem.
The session, which was presided over the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, endorsed the motion without a dissenting voice when it was put to vote.
The Federal Government has consistently argued that terrorist groups in Nigeria were faceless and had not made themselves available for dialogue.
President Goodluck Jonathan, for instance, has insisted that it is impossible for government to discuss with people, who are not known.
