Former Presidential Candidate Reveals Sponsor Of Terrorism In Nigeria
Former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Martin Onovo, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of directly sponsoring insecurity and terrorism in Nigeria.
Speaking via a statement, Onovo contrasted the federal government’s rapid response to a coup plot in the Benin Republic with what he described as its failure to confront Nigerian terrorists for over 50 months.
He argued that it is naive to expect the ruling party to combat networks allegedly linked to its own members and cited multiple instances he claimed demonstrate the party’s involvement in violent activities across the country.
Onovo highlighted a statement from prominent figures, including former President Muhammadu Buhari, who reportedly said, “Attack against Boko Haram is an attack against the North.”
He also claimed that former Borno State governor and current Vice President Kashim Shettima had demanded that amnesty be granted to Boko Haram.
Further evidence cited included testimonies from military and intelligence officials, such as Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd.), who stated, “The Armed Forces are not neutral, they are colluding with the armed bandits killing citizens,” and Kunle Olawunmi, a retired Navy Commodore; one time Military Attaché to France, and ex-Commandant of the Defence Intelligence College, who stated that the government “already knows these people
