Meet Aisha Wakil who was declared wanted by the Nigerian Army today
Aisha Wakil, (covered head to toe in burqua) is pictured with former President Jonathan during the inauguration of
the committee on amnesty for Boko Haram on April 2013 in Abuja. Below is a 2013 report by Tony Akowe on the woman Boko
Haram insurgents call "Mama."
In a region where women are given little attention, the announcement
of the name of Aisha Wakil as a member of the Committee on Dialogue and
Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the northern part of the
country came to many as a surprise.
Even though not much is known about her, her name has consistently
appeared on the list of people allegedly released by the Boko Haram
insurgents as one of those to represent them in any form of dialogue or
negotiation with the government.
In November last year, when the insurgents announced the names of
prominent northerners who they wanted to represent them in negotiations
with the Federal Government, Aisha Wakil and her husband, Justice Zanna
Wakil of the Borno State judiciary, were on the list headed by former
Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari.
When the leader of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, Sheikh
Datti Ahmed, rejected his nomination into the committee, many Nigerians
felt disappointed – especially in view of the fact that he is one of
those that may have had any form of contact with members of the group.
Ahmed was part of the botched peace deal and he believed that the
government was not serious about peace with the insurgents.
Meet Aisha Wakil who was declared wanted by the Nigerian Army today
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