Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, in a memorandum to the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), has accused the federal government of being behind the Boko Haram insurgency, with plans to deny citizens of northern Nigeria their voting rights in the next general elections.
The Nyako memorandum is being made public just as the state of emergency imposed in his state and two others comes to an end. In his shocking revelations, the governor stated that those killing and maiming Nigerians were protected by the federal government and "imbibed in our legitimate and traditional defence and security organisations." Governor Nyako said:
The Nyako memorandum is being made public just as the state of emergency imposed in his state and two others comes to an end. In his shocking revelations, the governor stated that those killing and maiming Nigerians were protected by the federal government and "imbibed in our legitimate and traditional defence and security organisations." Governor Nyako said:
“It is very clear that the protection of life and property of innocent citizens in Northern Nigeria and recognising their Human rights and Voting right in the forthcoming general elections is no longer a cardinal principle of the administration [of Goodluck Jonathan].”
He said, “Clearly the victims of the Administration’s evil-mindedness are substantially Northern Nigerians. The administration is bent on bringing war in the North between Muslims and Christians and within them and between one ethnic group and another or others in various communities in the region.
“Cases of mass murders by its bloody minded killers and cutthroats are well known, but it attributes the killings to so-called Boko-Haram.One must confess that all these elements of genocide have been perpetuated by the present Federal administration against the people of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States and is beginning to rapidly spread to other 14 States of Northern Nigeria.
“Hurrah we are no longer being deceived! We no longer accept let alone believe that our prominent Mallams in the Mosques in Kano and Zaria have been killed by ‘innocent’ Boko-Haram members or Christians in the North, nor do we believe that the killing of the Pastor and other worshippers in the Christ Apostolic Church in Jimeta-Yola was done by any Muslim or Boko-Haram members.
“We know where we are now pointing our fingers. There have also been attempts to assassinate the Senate President (Northerner) in Imo State, two Executive Governors of States in the North (the Governor of Benue State and my humble self), two of our most prominent Traditional leaders (Shehu of Borno and the Emir of Kano), Senators and others too numerous to mention, all from Northern Nigeria.”
“Cases of mass murders by its bloody minded killers and cutthroats are well known, but it attributes the killings to so-called Boko-Haram.One must confess that all these elements of genocide have been perpetuated by the present Federal administration against the people of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States and is beginning to rapidly spread to other 14 States of Northern Nigeria.
“Hurrah we are no longer being deceived! We no longer accept let alone believe that our prominent Mallams in the Mosques in Kano and Zaria have been killed by ‘innocent’ Boko-Haram members or Christians in the North, nor do we believe that the killing of the Pastor and other worshippers in the Christ Apostolic Church in Jimeta-Yola was done by any Muslim or Boko-Haram members.
“We know where we are now pointing our fingers. There have also been attempts to assassinate the Senate President (Northerner) in Imo State, two Executive Governors of States in the North (the Governor of Benue State and my humble self), two of our most prominent Traditional leaders (Shehu of Borno and the Emir of Kano), Senators and others too numerous to mention, all from Northern Nigeria.”
