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Ex-Naval Officer Blames Juma’at Mosques Of Being Window Opening For Insurgency

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August 27, 2021

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The aim of the BH and banditry sponsors is to Islamise Nigeria, practice Sharia, have Qur’an at the helm of affairs at all cost – Olawunmi

Taken to governor Ortom’s Buhari hate style, proselytising Islamophobia, an eastwhile Naval officer, Professor of Global Security Studies, Kunle Olawunmi, alleged that the Boko Haram terrorists apprehended in 2012 have named some current governors, senators and Aso Rock officials as sponsors of terrorism when they were interrogated by the then military authorities but President Buhari led government, owing to ethno-religeous sentiment, failed to demonstrate the necessary political will, to go after the accused politicians in government.

The ex-Naval officer who disclosed this on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily on Wednesday was fantastically silent, he craftily evaded the question that why didn’t the past government prosecute the sponsors of terrorism indicted by the apprehended Boko Haram members who were interrogated far back in 2012, only to heap ethno-religeous blame on the Buhari led government, alleging that the aim of the sponsors of the insecurity related activities is mainly to turn Nigeria to an Islamic country ruled by Sharia like the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Olawunmi described as an aberration the attack by bandits on Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA Kaduna, where two military officers were killed instantly and the other kidnapped later found dead.

“It is an aberration; you don’t attack the Nigerian Defence Academy and get away with it,” he lamented.

The ex-Naval officer has accused Jumu’at Mosques of being window opening for insurgency, pointing out that just like other military formations in the country, the gate of NDA Kaduna is thrown widely open to everyone on Fridays for Jumat prayer, even though the attack was carried out on Tuesday.

“That is the time the terrorists have to profile our security environment. It has always been the case. I have served the military intelligence for the past 35 years. Our problem is religious and socio-cultural.”

Olawunmi, said he was a member of the Intelligence Brief at Defence Headquarters during the leadership of the then Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, retd.

Olawunmi said he told the then CDS that the centre of gravity of the Boko Haram insurgency ravaging the North-East and spreading to other parts of Nigeria was the sponsors.

“I told General Olonisakin then that the centre of this problem cannot be solved the same way we solved the problem of the Niger Delta.

“The Niger Delta problem was solved during (Ex-President Umaru Yar’adua) basically by me and I told them that we can’t use that same template for Boko Haram.

“I told General Olonisakin to look at the centre of gravity of the problem. I was made a member of the committee in 2016 – 2017, including (Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru) that died.

“I told them that the centre of gravity of Boko Haram in Nigeria is the sponsors of the programme. It was beyond us because the job we needed to do was kinetic but we cannot resolve issues of sponsors of Boko Haram that were in Buhari’s government that we know them.

‘’That was why we couldn’t pursue that aspect that could have resolved the issue because we need to arrest people,’’ he added.

Olawunmi said the government had not been able to prosecute the sponsors because it was allegedly partisan, it was also also owing to ethno-religeous influence, as he pointed out.

He said: “Recently, 400 people were gathered as sponsors of Boko Haram, why is it that the Buhari government has refused to try them? Why can’t this government bring them to trial if not that they are partisan and part of the charade going on?

“You remember this Boko Haram issue started in 2012 and I was in the military intelligence at that time. We arrested those people. My organisation actually conducted interrogation and they (suspects) mentioned names.

‘’I can’t come on air and start mentioning names of people that are presently in government that I know that the boys that we arrested mentioned. Some of them are governors now, some of them are in the Senate, some of them are in Aso Rock,” he said.

He however could not blame the past government led by a non Muslim for failure to bring the accused to trial. It is indeed a lacuna maliciously filled with ethno-religeous sentiment, Yunusa Abubakar the literary critic would observe, while responding to the Periscope, for a deconstruction.

“Why should a government decide to cause this kind of embarrassment and insecurity to the sense of what happened yesterday (Tuesday at the NDA)?” Olawunmi queried, adding that terrorist financiers want to turn Nigeria to Sharia rule at all cost, typical of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Olawunmi also said the Department of State Services (DSS) has tremendous information on terrorists but they could not do anything except the body language of the President.

He, however, expressed hope that the next Nigerian President in 2023 could have the will power to bring the high-profile sponsors of Boko Haram to book.

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Atiku Calls For Speedy Declaration Of Adamawa Guber Election Result

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March 20, 2023

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By Muhammad B. Muhammad

Former Vice President, Alh Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release Adamawa State Governorship election results unfailingly today.

Atiku who is the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in this February Presidential election made the call during a press conference in Yola Monday.

He calls on Nigerians and International community to mount pressure on the INEC to announce what he described as the mandate expressed by the people Adamawa people.

“I’m reaching out to Nigerians and international community to put pressure on INEC to release our results in Adamawa State today unfailingly because as the more the delay, the more the tension.

“I personally spoke with the INEC Chairman last night couple of times and pleaded with him to allow the result to be announced as stipulated by law,” Atiku added.

He observed that the actions of INEC has caused serious tension in the state that has been peaceful, saying “we don’t know any violence and yet the attitude of INEC in the state least much to be desired.”

Alh Abubakar said Adamawa is a multi ethnic and multi religious state but the action of INEC was trying to destabilize the stability that has long been existed in the state.

“We thought that the processes are improving by every election but unfortunately with this election, we have not seen improvement that we expect from INEC,” he said.

He maintained that 20 out the 21 local government results were so far collated and it was only Fufore that they tried to alter the results.

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2023 Polls: Taraba Deputy Governor, Manu Commends INEC, Calls For Peace

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March 19, 2023

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Taraba State Deputy Governor, Engr. Haruna Manu on Saturday commended the INEC for swiftly testifying the lapses discovered during the 25th February 2023 Presidential and National Assembly election in the state.

Manu who is also the Senator-elect representing Taraba Central, made the commendation while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after casting his vote for the governorship and state house of assembly election alongside his wife at Isa II Kofar Manu polling unit in Mutum Biyu, Gassol local government area of the state.

He said by rectifying the mistakes made during the first phase of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state, Tarabans will exercise their franchise without hitches.

According to him, from the information reached him, the election generally was going on peacefully, adding that people were allowed to vote for candidates of their choice without any threat.

The Senator-elect assured his constituents of quality representation at the Red Chamber and promised to ensure that the needs they highlighted for him would be achieved during his tenure.

Engr. Haruna Manu also expressed confidence that his party the PDP will win the governorship election and the majority of the state house of assembly seats in the state.

He appealed to the people of the state to remain calm, law-abiding, and embrace one another, as well as urged them to accept the outcome of the election in good faith when INEC finally declared the winners of the governorship and state assembly seats.

Our Correspondent gathered that the elections were conducted smoothly across the sixteen LGAs of the state besides Donga LGA where hoodlums destroyed ballot boxes.

He, however, observed a low turnout of voters in some areas, while in some polling units, the turnout was higher than in the Presidential and National Assembly election that took place last month.

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2023 Polls: You Are A Liar, Taraba CAN Chairman Tells Senator Bwacha

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March 16, 2023

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Hammed Abubakar, Jalingo

The Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Taraba State Chapter, has faulted claims by the Governorship Candidate of the APC, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, that the Chairman of the association, Rev Dr. Isaiah Magaji Jirapye apologized to him over the endorsement of Col. Agbu Kefas, PDP Governorship candidate by CAN.

Jirapye said, “it was very unfortunate for the personality of Senator Bwacha to have lied on Channels Television that I, the CAN Chairman visited him secretly and apologized over the endorsement of Col Agbu Kefas by the CAN”.

He said that all that Senator Emmanuel Bwacha said about CAN during his interview with Channels TV should be regarded as baseless, adding that the embattled APC governorship candidate is busy chasing a white goose.

According to the CAN Chairman, “the meeting between myself and Senator Bwacha after the endorsement of Col. Agbu Kefas was for him to take the endorsement in good fate since it was a unanimous decision by CAN, but I am surprised to hear the Senator on Channels Television lying that I went to apologize to him over the endorsement.

Jirapye urged Senator Emmanuel Bwacha to desist from dragging CAN in his desperation to govern the State for his selfish reasons.

“CAN position on endorsement was a unanimous decision and not that of myself the Chairman alone so I advise desperate politicians to desist from using my name for their selfish interests”.

CAN warns desperate politicians such as Senator Bwacha whom he said lack manners but called themselves Christians, and at the same time insult their spiritual leaders at will to trade with caution.

CAN is shocked by the kind of outburst of cancerous anger from the Senator and pray God to deliver him from such a problem, saying People of Bwacha’s character should be watched carefully and never be entrusted with Leadership positions to govern the people.

The Chairman noted that the endorsement of the PDP governorship candidate Col. Agbu Kefas by CAN was in the best interest of the people of the State.