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The   Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says surrendering Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists would be given humane treatment. Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, Force Commander, gave the assurance on Tuesday. Yusuf spoke during an interaction with former fighters in Mora, Extreme North Region, Cameroon. His message was contained in a statement by Col. Timothy Antigha, MNJTF Chief of Military Public Information, NAN reports. The General said terrorism was orchestrated by few individuals who desired to inflict suffering on millions of people in the Lake Chad Basin, for their own selfish and personal interests. Yusuf noted that countries affected by insurgency had developed their respective Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Resettlement (DD/RR) programmes. He urged repentant terrorists to encourage their former colleagues and friends who are still in the bush to surrender. MNJTF was formed in 2015. Benin, Cam

A United States-based Nigerian, Prince Ugoeze Uwakwe has called on the Federal Government to organise a referendum to address the myriads of challenges facing the country , especially the Igbos agitation. Uwakwe also called on Igbos in Nigeria and in the diaspora to support Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in his bid to ensure equity and freedom for all Igbos living in the country. Uwakwe in a statement to journalists in Lagos, condemned the recent killings in Southern Kaduna and the southern parts of Nigeria by criminals, alleging that the perpetrators of the heinous crimes seemed to be enjoying the support of the Federal Government. Uwakwe who is also the President of KCIGlobal.org said that to resolve the crises in the country, the Federal Government needed to embrace dialogue with the oppressed people in Nigeria. The California-based Nigerian decried that the Igbo had continued to suffer the aftermath of the 1967-1970 civil war, cal