Communities in four districts in Shiroro area of Niger State have negotiated and signed a peace deal with Boko Haram terrorists to avoid future attacks.
Report says communities in Gurmana, Manta, Bassa and Kukoki districts in the Shiroro area of the state negotiated with the terrorists for a peace deal after reaching an agreement to pay a certain amount of money.
This was revealed few days after the Niger State Governor Abubakar Sanni Bello confirmed that the insurgents rule five local governments in the state.
Yusuf Sani, the co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youth told the Punch that the communities had paid “not less than N20 million to sign the peace deal with the terrorists.”
He said the communities had also purchased at least six motorcycles worth N500,000 for the terrorists.
Yusuf Sani added that: “This is what most of the communities are resorting to. By my records now, communities that have signed the peace deal with the terrorists are more than 40.
“While some communities have already sealed up deals for a ceasefire with the terrorists and are currently reaping the benefits, others are on the verge of finalizing theirs.”
