Kano - Nigeria's top Islamic leader has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to offer amnesty to all combatants linked to an extremist group that has killed hundreds, in comments obtained on Wednesday. Addressing a key religious body in the northern city of Kaduna, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, said Muslim leaders were "very, very concerned" about unrest in the country where Boko Haram Islamists have carried out scores of attacks in the mainly Muslim north. "We want to use this opportunity to call on the government, especially Mr President, to see how he can declare total amnesty to all combatants without thinking twice," Abubakar said. "Even if it is one person who is a...
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