Boko Haram: Sheriff and his mole game

Listen to Dr. Davis allegation here if you haven’t : Arise News

I have not been surprised over the revelation made by a Perth-based international adviser, Dr. Stephen Davis who spent 4 months in Nigeria trying to rescue the more than 200 girls abducted by the dreaded Boko Haram in April 14, 2014.

During an interview with Arise Tv yesterday, the Australian negotiator revealed, though what seems like an eye opening story, but already known information to many Nigerians. He expressed disappointment over the lives of the girls in captivity and accused Nigeria politicians of sponsoring the terrorists.

Ali Sheriff

Dr. Davis in his accusation mentioned a known member of the terrorist group, Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno State and a former chief of army staff lt-Gen Ihejirika who was fired by President Goodluck Jonathan early this year, as the group sponsor.

The news of Lt-Gen. Ihejirika blew my mind as he would be the last person on earth to be a suspect due to the position he occupied and the part of Nigeria he hails from. It could be recalled that after he was fired, the Northern elders attempted to drag him to International court of law for carrying out genocide through his soldiers, a statement that almost led to the Eastern elders bringing in the history of Biafra.

Ali Modu Sheriff has been a target for quiet sometime as the founder of the group, Boko Haram. In 2003, Sheriff in his attempt to grab power, sponsor a group called The Yusufiyya Movement now Boko Haram.

Sheriff was the same man who, through his deputy, Adamu Dibal and the secretary negotiated for the return of the former Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf who fled to Saudi Arabia after leading a Taliban uprising and clash with Policemen in Yobe State.

Sheriff used the The Yusufiyya Movement to take over power from Governor Mala Kachallah, in Borno and promised them Sharia law in return. Instead of Sheriff to keep to his promise, he created a Ministry of Religious Affairs and appointed Alhaji Buji Foi, who was Yusufiyya’s national secretary, as its first commissioner.

Mohammed Yusuf after realising that Sheriff was not going to keep to his promise ordered Buji Foi and his men to resign. The movement later had a clash with policemen twice which led to many casualties from the group side including the death of Mohammed Yusuf.

What could not be gathered was how Sheriff reconciled his differences with the group that Boko Haram commander, Shuaibu Bama, a nephew to Senator Ahmad Zanna, was arrested in his house. Though the JTF claimed the commander was arrested in Senator Zanna representing Borno Central’s house.

Responding to the allegation “Senator Zanna told journalists that while he could not deny his relationship with his nephew, he disowned his house where the JTF arrested the suspect, stressing that the house belongs to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff the immediate former governor of the state.”

The above statement led to retaliation from Sheriff who accused Senator Zanna of inconsistencies in trying to defend himself. He query further on what Zanna’s nephew was doing in his house if they (himself and Zanna) were political rival as he claimed.

He added “obvious involvement with Boko Haram, given his past antecedence where people finger him as illegal importer of arms via his Hajj-by-road fame.”

The former governor said that some of the so-called “pilgrims by road” have been traced to terrorists’ camps in Afghanistan and Syria, and not Saudi Arabia, their preferred destination. It is very much on record that 27 of such pilgrims are still missing up till date.”

From the analysis above, it is obvious that both Sheriff and Zannah know who Boko Haram is. It could also be recalled that during the abduction of the Chibok girls, Senator Zanna and Sheriff always get information from the sect before the police and other forces?

Nigerians shouldn’t forget that Dr. Davis said the sponsors are mainly from the North, he also said that President Jonathan could not make any arrest yet as the opposition would raise alarm that he was arresting them to favour his election in 2015. He also revealed that one of the sponsors could emerge as one of the opposition’s candidates.

In is explanation, he assumed that the opposition may have the plan to halt the activities of the sect after emerging the winner but may find it difficult as the group may be uncontrollable. Who is the opposition presidential candidate?

In July 14, Sheriff suddenly decamped from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. This was after a military source revealed to NAIJA CENTER NEWS that some materials found in Belmo forest during a raid of the insurgent’s camp belonged to the APC. At the same time, the UK order a proper investigation into the opposition party in order to determine its link with sect.

When asked why he left the APC, he said “The game has changed both in Borno and at the national level. APC has no solid foundation; a party cannot be built around an individual”, said Mr. Sheriff.

“I have taken time to study the package called APC and come to realise that it won’t work. And any serious politician, who knows his onions would not want to be in a ship that is bound to crash”.

“For now we are in high level consultation with our people and also with the PDP national officers. It is sad that our people here are in serious want; I came and saw many of them in serious difficulties, and we feel pained that we have to do something fast to assist them. We have no option now than to come and tell them that we are sorry, that we brought them a wrong party, but now we have come to correct our mistakes”.

But yesterday, Dr. Davis who spoke on his defection said Sheriff may have decamp to PDP for cover but Sheriff claimed that he made his decision to save Nigeria.. Whatever that means..

Will President Jonathan make the necessary step to bring this incessant killing to rest? Will he jeopardize his chance of being the President for another four years by arresting top leaders of the opposition as suspects of the sect? or will he just sit and look not to offend anyone? Isn’t it obvious that Ali Modu Sheriff has been playing a mole game?

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Boko Haram: Sheriff and his mole game