After about three years of attacks on security formations, public and worship places, the Jamaatul Ahjlil Sunna lidawati wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram, on Monday agreed to cease fire.
The commander who identified himself as Sheikh Muhammed Abdulazeez spoke to journalists in Maiduguri, where the Islamist sect got its start.
In a statement released to journalists, the group has advised its members to lay down their arms and also given security agencies the go ahead to arrest anyone that violates it.
The statement reads;
“I, Sheikh Muhammed Abdulazeez Ibn Idris, is the 2nd Commander- in-charge of southern and northern Borno after Imam Abubakar Shekau of Jamaatul Ahjlil Sunna lidawati wal Jihadotherwise known as Boko Haram.
“For sometime now, we the members of Jamaatul ahlil Boko Haram sunna lidawati wal jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram have recently had a meeting and dialogue with the government of Borno State where we resolved that given the prevailing situation, there is the need for us to cease fire.
