Barrister Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram has been nominated for Sydney Peace Award.
This was contained in a statement by Prince Lawal Shoyode, the Country Director of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation established to impact on victims of Boko Haram crisis. He said: “Mama Boko is among those nominated for the respected Sydney Peace Award in faraway Australia for her efforts in seeing an end to the Boko Haram crisis in North East Nigeria.”
Shoyode said: “Barrister Aisha Wakil efforts to see peace return to troubled North-east is being recognised outside Nigeria shore.”
“Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil has always been a bridge between the government and Boko Haram towards ending the insurgents in North East. She has been appealing to Boko Haram, making efforts to bring all parties to end the insurgency but it has been discovered that many people are frustrating her peace efforts.”
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He lamented that: “Some do not want the crisis to stop as they are benefiting directly from the insurgency. Those fueling this are people that matters, they have many times sideline her (Wakil) because they know that she will not allow them to play ball.”
He stated that Barrister Wakil was given peace award by Nigeria Boys’ Scout in Benue and Borno States for her efforts at bringing long lasting peace to the nation.
Shoyode said among other awards received by the Amazon, include Leadership and Peace Award In Morocco early this month, as well as the African Peace Icon award in Ghana.
He said all these are proofs to her sincere effort in bringing peace to Borno State , North-East and Nigeria as a whole.
Shoyode said in order to pursue peace to the latter, Barrister Aisha Wakil established a foundation called Complete Care and Aid Foundation, the first indigenous NGO in Borno State which sole aim is to bring peace to the trouble area and the nation.
