SO THIS IS ALL THERE IS TO THIS BOKO HARAM RAMPAGE? : Nigeria: Why We're Sheathing Our Sword - Boko Haram Commander

Lagos — AFTER 42 months of ceaseless attacks during which it killed about 3000 Nigerians, the Jama'atul Ahalis Sunna Lida'awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram Islamic sect, yesterday, agreed to lay down its arms for peace to prevail in the country.
The cease-fire was reached after a marathon meeting between some leaders of the group, which has been terrorizing some states in the North, particularly Borno since July 2009, and the Borno State Government.
The peace deal came after unknown gunmen killed 13 people in Gajigana town, a remote part of Borno State.
Those killed included three JTF operatives at the weekend. Also, a security man attached to AIT/Raypower in Bauchi State was shot dead Sunday night by a gang of suspected armed robbers.
The agreement between the Borno State government and the sect was reached after a closed-door meeting between suspected members of Boko Haram and Governor Kashim Shettima with other top government officials and religious leaders from the state in attendance.
Spokesman for the Joint Military and Police Forces in Maiduguri, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram's campaign, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, confirmed the attack on Gajigana town but did not give further details.
Meanwhile, an official of the Federal Government said last night that the government would critically study the group's cease-fire terms before responding.
I saw eight bodies -Eye witness
Modu Bukar, a trader in the town, saw the bodies after the attack, which sent panicky residents fleeing, adding that he had heard gunshots during the attack.
"I saw eight bodies afterwards - three of them young men, and another five who were heads of households," he said, adding that he did not know who was behind it.
Borno State, which shares porous borders with Cameroon, Niger and Chad, on the threshold of the Sahara, has suffered increasing lawlessness since Boko Haram launched an uprising against the government in 2009.
A general breakdown of law and order in the areas where the sect operates has also created space for armed criminal networks and ethnic militias with scores to settle, both of which sometimes kill dozens in overnight attacks.
Why we're sheathing our sword - Boko Haram commander
Briefing newsmen after the marathon meeting in Maiduguri, Sheikh Abu Mohammad Abdulazeez Ibn Idris a commander of Boko Haram in-charge of North and Central Borno, said after due consultation with the leader of the sect, Shiekh Abubakar Shekau, as well as intervention and pleadings from respected individuals and groups in the state, we "have all come to terms and agreed to lay down our arms."