A Political Scientist at the University of Ibadan , Professor Osisioma Nwolise has advocated early dialogue with every aggrieved group of individuals , insisting that there cannot be peace without justice.

Nwolise, who is the Head, Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan advocated this yesterday while reviewing a new book with the title 'World Terrorism Diagnosis and Path to Global Peace' written by Victor Olu Taiwo at the Trenchard Hall of the institution.

The Professor of Political Science noted that if the Federal Government had engaged in early dialogue with the Islamic insurgents known as Boko Haram, the problem would not have been festering the way it had been to the extent of it becoming uncontrollable.

He said the application of early dialogue being canvassed was not limited to Boko Haram alone, but to all crises rocking the country, adding, "let every aggrieved group, be it ethnic, trade unions, religious and any other agitating over anything be engaged in early dialogue to avoid unnecessary heat in the polity".

While commending the author described as a prolific writer, having turned out over 10 books since his debut 18 years ago urged him to remain undaunted in the face of lack of recognition of his worth as a highly knowledgeable person in the country.

He lamented that Nigeria is a country where there is little or no respect for knowledge, the university don said, "it is our lack of respect for knowledge as a nation that has subjected us to ridicule in the hands of a brother African country,

South Africa, where we are now on weekly basis insulted over our demand for arms and ammunition to fight terrorism". He recalled that South Africa did not start production of weapons until four years after Nigeria had started with Brazil, but regretted that "today, we can now see the result of our own self-neglect, calling our blacksmith, who could have been better encouraged illegal arms dealers because of their ability to make guns".

Worried by the unabated insult being heaped on the country by a country which even civil servants in Nigeria contributed money to while fighting apartheid, Nwolise called on Nigerian leaders to ensure that "this nation is respected.

"We should start this by respecting ourselves, our educated ones should be respected, knowledge should be acknowledged and applauded. If we had valued what we have in this country through traditionalists and some genuine servants of God, the Chibok girls in the custody of Boko Haram insurgents would still not be missing.

"Yet, sadly too, for about five months now, nobody can tell the state of the girls, where are they, are they scattered? How many of them are pregnant now? We don't know their fate, yet, we ran to America to bring in drone but without result", the don said.