Centre for Information Technology (CITAD), has charged the Government on the need to adopt Non-Military or Non-violent Approach and embrace dialogue method in addressing the problem of Insurgency in North East Nigeria.

The Center made the call on Thursday during a public presentation of it’s policy brief on Prospects and Challenges of Non-violent Resolution of Insurgency in North East Nigeria.

The Centre’s Senior Program Officer, Isa Garba said the call became pertinent considering the outcome of a research in the three most affected States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa devastated by the activities of Boko Haram insurgent group with Kano which the Centre consider a learning ground for other state to learn from how it dealt with the Insurgency in its area.

He said, the research was carried out using three methodologies which include; Key Informant Interview (KII), Focus group Discussion as well as Desk review to come up with the inperical reuslt which suggests a better and alternative way of addressing Insurgency and other conflicts in the country.

The Program Officer further stated that results from their findings indicate that major Actors involved in the fight against Insurgency with the exception of a few are also advocates of the Non-Military or violent approach hence, the need for Government to change its tactics in tackling the issue which has lingered on for so long.

That History has shown, no country in the world had successfully resolved its conflict(s) using only military approach without dialogue and discussion and it is ideal that the Nigeria Government begin to give it a trial.

He said it is true you can’t fight violence with violence but that doesn’t mean the Nigeria military and other security agencies are not able to bring to an end the Insurgency using the military might but it is only logical the country consider the outcome of the research by CITAD.

Cibiyar bunƙasa fasahar sadarwa da cigaban al’umma CITAD, ta bayyana cewa yin amfani da shugabannin al’umma zai taka rawa sosai wajen magance rikicin boko haram da ake fama da shi a shiyyar arewa maso gabashin Najeriya.

Cibiyar ta CITAD ta ce ta gano hakan ne bayan da ta gudanar da wani bincike a yankin arewa mso gabashin arewacin ƙasar nan, inda sakamakon binciken ya nuna cewa yin amfani da shugabannin al’umma da na addinai da na matasa da kuma shugabannin ƙungiyoyin mata zai taimaka sosai wajen magance wutar rikicin da ta ke kokarin gagarar Kundila, a maimakon yin amfani da ƙarfin soji.

Babban jami’in gudanar da shirye-shirye na cibiyar ta CITAD Isah Garba ne ya bayyana hakan a lokacin da ya ke gudanar da wata maƙala da aka gabatar mai taken hanyoyin da za bi wajen magance ƙalubalen tsaro a yankin arewa maso gabashin Najeriya.

Isah Garba ya ce amfani da jami’an tsaro na sa ka kai da aka fi sani da Civilian JTF zai taimaka sosai wajen daƙile wutar rikici.

Rikicin Boko Haram dai ya ɗauki tsahon shekaru fiye da goma a yankin jihohin Maiduguri da Yobe da kuma Adamawa, inda aka samu asarar dubban rayukan al’umma da dukiyoyi ta miliyoyin Naira. Tare kuma da dubban ƴan gudun hijira.

Taron dai ya samu halarcin kwamishinan ƴan sanda na jihar Kano, AIG Habu Sani, wanda ya samu wakilcin mataimakin kwamishinan ƴan sanda Uzairu Muhammad, da babban kwamandan rundunar Civil defense da kuma ƙungiyoyin fararen hula daga ciki da wajen jihar Kano.