Nigeria’s Former Head of State, Gen Mohammadu Buhari has come under
attack as members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram purportedly
asked Federal government to negotiate with him in Saudi Arabia on their
behalf.
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A Member of the House of Representatives from Jos South-Jos East
Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Bitrus Kaze used harsh words to
describe Gen. Buhari’s antecedents and the faceless Boko Haram sect.
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In an online statement sent to African Examiner, the lawmaker urged the
federal government not to negotiate with Boko Haram, which he branded as
terrorists.
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His words: “Anyone who has been following on the internecine violence
perpetrated especially North of the Niger by these merchants of death
should understand their choice of Gen Buhari. Eventually the men behind
the masks are beginning to unveil.
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“In my view, Gen Buhari like the Boko Haram is a religious extremist who
cannot be trusted to negotiate for sustainable peace in Nigeria.
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“In the buildup to the 2003 Presidential elections, Gen Buhari was reported
to have asked Muslims across the country to vote only for the presidential
candidate that would defend and uphold Islam. Even before the emergence
of Boko Haram, Gen Buhari had vowed not to “stop the agitation for the total
implementation of the Sharia in the country.”
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“If it is too much to say Gen Buhari has a soft spot for Boko Haram, the
incontrovertible facts show that he has consistently instigated violence in
Nigeria.
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“In his desperation to rule Nigeria again, Gen Buhari ordered his supporters
in 2011 to “finish” anyone who tampers with the votes, whatever that means.
Sheik Lemu may have attempted although unsuccessfully to vindicate him,
but at least his Presidential Panel on Post Elections Violence
acknowledged Gen Buhari’s “provocative utterances” which according to
them appeared to have been “misconstrued by many voters to include
recourse to violence.” Nigerians won’t forget in a hurry that after his woeful
loss to President Goodluck Jonathan, many voters resorted to violence
leading to unquantifiable loss of innocent lives and properties.
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“Against this backdrop therefore, it is unthinkable that anyone will expect
peace from an engagement with an advocate of violence like Gen Buhari. By
nature, thorn bushes do not yield bananas! The terms under which Boko
Haram terrorist are seeking negotiations in the first place invariably offend
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which
government has sworn to uphold, protect and defend.
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“They are asking for what they have been bombing Nigerians for all these
murderous years. Any government that considers as cardinal the protection
of lives and properties of its citizens cannot contemplate any negotiation
with those demanding for the release of captured terrorists who are in the
custody of security agencies awaiting trial. A government that has not
compensated victims or reconstructed any place of worship destroyed by
these suicide bombers has no business sitting at the same table with
terrorists under any guise.
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“On the verge of 100th anniversary of Nigeria’s amalgamation, President
Jonathan cannot afford to be deceived into mortgaging Nigeria’s national
sovereignty in the name of dialoguing with terrorists in Saudi Arabia or
anywhere. Desperate power mongers like Gen Buhari will more than likely
misconstrue this as an opportunity to negotiate for 2015 albeit in the name
of peace. There is no country in the whole wide world that has ever
succeeded in checkmating terrorists by negotiating on their terms. Peace
and terror like light and darkness do not and will never mix.”
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Source: African Examiner
the whole of boko haram theory is lie there is no Islamic sect or organization called boko haram in nigeria this bogus that kept the security in Nigeria to spend billions of Naira and kill innocent resident of maiduguri is all about conspiracy to destroy and undermine the northern part of this country if look at this issue as a whole all is nonsense and someone is planning attacks against the armies and then the army will retaliate against the innocent people presently those who call as boko harams are little children ranging from the age of 15 to 30 those who don’t go to school doing nothing some one corrupt their mind with wrong information about jihad In Islam and gave them money arms ammunitions and kill innocent people and security personnel still within the security personnel there were those helping these kids in terms of escape and information so its imposible to report their activities to police or sss and live a life someone will leak the information to them and no one will save you from them yet the government is accusing the general public for not providing information every body is in fear and a word comes out of mouth the next thing is fire,thats how this crisis is and thats why it has persist otherwise how could an uneducated youth some one who cannot afford his education can own a AK 47 rifle and continuously confronting a professional soldier ask if you people don’t know how many Nigerian army , custom, immigration, police , sss are there in maiduguri just for some one dont even go to school over a year now they can’t solve this mess no its conspiracy against the interest of North and God help us..
What FG are wetting 4 this kind of leaders? Is it true that someone says that Nigeria leaders are above the law? Buhari and others must go 2 dead by hanging.
The comments of some of our fellow southern citizen that the Boko Haram was sponsored by northern politicians because they dis like Jonathan can make one conclude that there is no hope for Nigeria considering the low intellect of some of our people.
Why should any sane northerner send fellow northerner to kill northerners, be Muslims of Christians? Why should any reasonable northerner destroy the economic base of his home town ? What concerns a despectable Nogerians like Buhari about the Boko Haram terrorism ? If the Boko Haram says Buhari should be one of the mediators between them and the goverment does that mean he’s part of them ? Is it not possible for the element in the Boko Haram show respect for some people who they consider to always stand on the side if the masses like Buhari? In 1969 when Agbekoya crisis engulfed Western state of Nigeria almost of the proportion of the Boko Haram )
The comments of some of our fellow southern citizen that the Boko Haram was sponsored by northern politicians because they dis like Jonathan can make one conclude that there is no hope for Nigeria considering the low intellect of some of our people.
Why should any sane northerner send fellow northerner to kill northerners, be Muslims of Christians? Why should any reasonable northerner destroy the economic base of his home town ? What concerns a despectable Nogerians like Buhari about the Boko Haram terrorism ? If the Boko Haram says Buhari should be one of the mediators between them and the goverment does that mean he’s part of them ? Is it not possible for the element in the Boko Haram show respect for some people who they consider to always stand on the side if the masses like Buhari? In 1969 when Agbekoya crisis engulfed Western state of Nigeria (almost of the proportion of the Boko Haram ) was it not late chief Obafemi Awolowo that the Agbekoya farmers nominated to broker peace with the government ? Should we say that because Agbekoya trusted or respected Awolowo therefore he was part of the rebellious group ? I feel we should exercise a lot of maturity and reasonableness in our comments on national issues. I know those who hate the progress of common Nigerians don’t like Buhari in power and they are ready to say or do anything to achieve their diabolical plans.
how i wish other nigerians can analyse as adesoji did…