Boko Haram: Azazi was right

The recent revelation by the
National Security Adviser, Gen.
Owoeye Azazi, that the Boko
Haram ongoing onslaught
against innocent Nigerians is a
result of the undemocratic
nature of the PDP is a long
awaited revelation from a
courageous officer, and a
brother of Goodluck from the
same region.
Last year, Azazi and the
security chiefs also accused
the Judiciary of playing games
with the lives of Nigerians by
quickly granting bail to
arrested Boko Haram
members. The government,
PDP, and some godfathers
from the North, have been
frustrating the efforts of the
security agencies by either
conniving or sympathising with
the Boko Haram sect.
Azazi’s recent revelation only
demonstrates that he has
once again spoken the minds
of all his fellow security chiefs
who have been battling with
the activities of the sect.
Nigerians should be glad that
Azazi is not from the North,
else people would have
accused him of playing a
hidden agenda. Rather, this is
coming from Jonathan’s
trusted brother who has
worked so hard to rescue his
administration from the
throes of the Boko Haram
onslaught.
Azazi has just collaborated
what Wole Soyinka once said
of PDP – a nest of killers –
vampires. The Boko Haram
menace has complicity from
the government especially
some aggrieved politicians
from the North. Therefore,
they should stop hiding under
the name of Islam and Al
Qaeda in the lands of the
Islamic Maghreb.
Associating Boko Haram with Al
Qaeda is just a trick to create
fear and uncertainty in the
patriotic hearts of Nigerians; a
miscalculated attempt to
subdue Nigerians through
deliberate and repressive
misinformation. The truth is
that Boko Haram is a political
weapon to settle scores
within the PDP.
Goodluck should listen and
adhere to Azazi’s advice
because, Azazi is not a child in
security and intelligence
matters. He rose through the
ranks meritoriously, not
through coups, and deserved
to be heard and respected.
Azazi has been in the
intelligence arm of the
Nigerian Army for over thirty
years, holding major command
duties and the Director of
Military Intelligence in 2003.
So he has enough knowledge
of what he has said.
He receives intelligence
information from the Joint
Task Force (JTF), comprising of
the three services and the
Police, hence, there is no
greater honour than for
Goodluck to look inwards into
the PDP and eradicate the
Boko Haram onslaught from
the North before it spreads
further.
Those from the North should
stand against the Boko Haram
murderous acts and their
sponsors. Nigerians are saying
no to the divide and rule
tactics. Nigerians are saying
no to the religious and ethnic
cards being played from all
sides. Nigerians want honesty
on the Boko Haram issue not
honest misinformation.
Efemena Agadama, a UK -
based activist wrote in from
London.
Source: Vanguard Newspaper