BUHARI STOLE $2.8 BILLION AS NNPC FEDERAL COMMISSIONER

**a man that stole $2.8billion in 1978 as NNPC Fed commissioner.
**Buhari advised Muslims not to vote any Christian candidate.
**as PTF Chairman, Buhari embezzled billions of Naira through over-invoicing of supplies & the supply of fake & expired drugs to hospitals
Which Buhari is clean? It is only in Nigeria that a man who embezzled $2.8 billion NNPC money while he was Federal Commissioner of Petroleum in 1978 will be described as disciplined, isn't it? "It is only in Nigeria that a man who led the criminal overthrow of a democratically elected government in 1984 would later wish to benefit from the same democracy.
"It is only in Nigeria that the man who, as Head of State, allowed 56 illegal suitcases of currency notes into the country through his ADC unchecked when there was currency change by his own government in the country at the time would be described as a man of his words. "It is only in Nigeria that the man who enacted RETROACTIVE DECREES and used them to murder Lawal Ojuolape, Bartholomew Owoh and Bernard Ogedengbe would be promoted as being better than others.
"It is only in Nigeria that the man who enacted vindictive decrees which prescribed long jail terms for journalists for publishing stories which embarrassed government officials EVEN IF THE STORIES WERE TRUE resulting in the illegal jailing of Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor is now better than the President Jonathan who has signed the FOI bill into law to enable all citizens to have unhindered access to information on Government activities.
What an irony! "It is only in Nigeria that the man who was overthrown in 1985 by Babangida and spontaneous jubilations erupted all over the country would have the guts to seek to replace people who are far better than he.
**"It is only in Nigeria that the man who later accepted appointment as PTF Chairman under the MOST CORRUPT government ever in Nigeria's history and then commandeered more than 200 PTF vehicles for private use in his home in Kaduna would not be in jail today.
Remember, he later said that Abacha did not loot anything from Nigeria! This is the man who, in his supporters' opinion, will have zero tolerance for corruption!
**"It is only in Nigeria that the man who, as PTF Chairman, embezzled billions of Naira through over-invoicing of supplies and the supply of fake and expired drugs to hospitals is now a disciplined man. Why did Ahmed Salihijo, whose consortium was in charge of all the PTF contracts under Buhari, commit suicide when former President Obasanjo commenced the probe of PTF in 1999?
**"It is only in Nigeria that the man who lost election and incited his supporters to violence which claimed the lives of innocent people including NYSC members and had the nerve to still open his bigoted mouth and criticise actions designed to stop continued madness is now a disciplined man. God!
**"It is only in Nigeria that a former Head of State would ask Muslims not to vote for Christians and, when he is criticised, would later lie on Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, that what he meant was that Muslims should vote for only those who can protect their religion.
"It is only in Nigeria that a former Head of State would refuse to condemn Boko Haram murderers in their evil activities including bombing innocent Christian worshippers in churches but is quick to support amnesty for the same murderers. 
**"It is only in Nigeria that a former Head of State will speak bitterly against a State of Emergency designed to root out monstrous criminals but turns around to advocate finishing off Ombatse cult members who have done exactly the same thing as Boko Haram. 
**"It is only in Nigeria that a former Head of State CANNOT speak or write simple and correct English and prefers to speak vernacular most of the time and then his supporters would insist that his meaning was lost in translation.
Have you guys ever understood Buhari when he speaks? "When this mad bigot overthrew Shehu Shagari in January 1984, he, out of crude tribalism, placed President Shagari (who, according to late Olusola Saraki, presided over most of the shady NPN deals under his watch) under mere house arrest but clamped Vice President Ekwueme (who the tribunals later said was squeaky clean) into Kirikiri like a common criminal. 
"Not done with this Unclad tribalism, Muhammadu Buhari sent soldiers to ransack Obafemi Awolowo's residence in Ikenne and harass his household even though Awolowo was not a member of the government that was toppled. "And for your information, the only reason why Muhammadu Buhari toppled Shagari's government in 1984 was that the then Federal Executive Council under Shagari had just traced the missing N2.8billion to Buhari's foreign account and had just set up a panel to probe and recover the loot. "Believe me, any objective, dispassionate analysis of Buhari's activities must surely come to one conclusion and one conclusion only, namely: The only set of people whose IQ is lower than that of Muhammadu Buhari are his supporters. -

Buhari Will Inherit A Nigeria Free Of Terrorists - Jonathan

NIGERIAN ARMY, BOKO HARAM


According to Vanguard, Jonathan made this promise in Abuja on Thursday, April 30, while receiving a delegation of heads of customs from the West and Central African Region of the World Customs Organisation, led by the secretary general of the organisation, Kunio Mikuriya.

The president said ongoing military operations in the northeast had already recorded huge successes, with two states completely free from the control of terrorists, while operations in the third state had reached a concluding stage.

“We can now say two states are completely free from terrorist control, while in the third state, it is only in one Local Government Area that they are still present. That is in the Sambisa Forest,”

President Jonathan noted that the military had already moved into the forest to seize the remaining camps of the terrorists.

He said the recent rescue of about 300 abducted girls and women was further evidence of the success being achieved in the ongoing operation.

On his decision to concede victory to the president-elect, Buhari, before all the results of the presidential elections were announced, Jonathan said elections must be approached from a nationalistic point of view.

“Our elections should be about where Nigeria is going,” he said. “If Nigeria is moving forward, it is for the good of all Nigerians. My children and grandchildren will live and grow in this country and contribute to it.

“I always tell my colleagues to leave office when their time is up. We are trying to encourage African leaders not to remain in power as kings until death.”

Mikuriya commended the president for supporting the reform of the Nigeria Customs Service.

He noted that other African countries had already started emulating the vision, the strategy, the adoption of new technology and the result-oriented training of officers that were features of Nigeria’s reforms.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian army has released more information regarding nearly 500 women and children kept hostage by Boko Haram in Sambisa forest.

Nigeria Army Routs Boko Haram Fighters, Rescues More Abducted Girls From Sambisa Forest

For the third day in a row, Nigerian troops battling Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram have rescued more girls, women and children abducted by the insurgents and kept in Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

A press statement just released by Major-General Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman at Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters in Abuja, disclosed that soldiers “have commenced operations deep into the Sambisa forest after sustained aerial bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force.” The statement revealed that the main objective was “to decimate and clear the terrorists from the forest which is their last bastion.”

General Olukolade added that the coordinated operation was already yielding results, with the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women formerly held by the Islamist militants. “Over 13 terrorists camps, including the notorious Tokumbere camp in Sambisa forest, have been captured. Other camps overran and destroyed by troops include Wulari Bukar, Gangala, Anguwar Bakwai, Jigide, Kotorima, Lagura Bello, Lagina Fulani,” the statement disclosed.

The Nigerian military spokesman also told reporters that numerous field commanders and foot soldiers belonging to the terrorist group had been killed in the ongoing operation. According to him, Nigerian troops destroyed some armored personnel carriers, Buffalo vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns, a truck and several Hilux vehicles.

Nigerian troops have so far captured some anti-aircraft guns, general-purpose machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and AK 47 rifles from the fleeing insurgents.

“Unfortunately though, we lost one soldier in the course of the operation while 10 others have so far been wounded,” said the army general.

Since more than 200 women and girls were rescued from the dreaded Sambisa forest, global attention has focused on whether some of the rescued girls were part of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014. So far, according to the military, the task of determining the identity of the rescued women has not been completed.

General Olukolade noted that the “true identity of some of the rescued women and girls are yet to be ascertained,” adding that the priority for now was to move all the rescued women and girls to a conducive place “where they are now undergoing thorough profiling to verify their true identity, where they come from, how they found themselves in the forest, etc.”

He stated that more persons were still being recovered from the forest. “Until such comprehensive profiling is done, nobody can confirm whether they are among the Chibok girls or not,” said Mr. Olukolade.

He added: “Whoever they may be, the important thing is that Nigerians held captive under very severe and inhuman condition have been freed by our gallant troops. The joy and sense of hope being expressed by many Nigerians on hearing about the rescue operation is therefore understandable. We would like to reassure them that the momentum of this operation will be sustained until that Sambisa forest is comprehensively cleaned out and all Nigerians held captive within the bowels of the forest are rescued.  There is great hope for the recovery of more hostages of the terrorists.”

The militant spokesman asserted, “the dislodged and disorganized terrorists are in flight [in] different directions and running helter-skelter in the expansive forest. There is no longer any respite or sanctuary for them; they will be pursued and tracked down not minding the daunting challenges in the mission including hundreds of land mines and difficult terrain of the Sambisa forest.

“It should be noted however that the essence of this operation is not to kill everybody in sight. We encourage any of the combatants who is desirous to surrender to come out, as the forest will no more be tenable as a haven for their activities.  In the same vein, innocent civilians among those in flight are also encouraged to report themselves to the troops.  We will continue to treat civilians in the most professional and humane way.

“We thank all Nigerians for their continued prayers and support and assure them that Never Again shall forces of darkness reign supreme in our country.”

IS SHEKAU DEAD

The news coming from Northern Nigeria in the
past few days has been very cheery. Media
reports from the Military High Command indicate
that a senior Boko Haram member likely to be an
imitation of the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau,
might have died during a confrontation in
Konduga, Borno State. Lately, it has been one
sobering humiliation after another as the Nigerian
military battle fiercely to repel the advancing
Boko Haram insurgents. First, it was Gwoza, a
border town about 135 kilometres southeast of
Maiduguri, where the insurgents reportedly
sacked all the military formations including a
Police Training College. The terrorists later
occupied the town, hoisted their flag and
proceeded to declare their caliphate. From
Gwoza, they gradually advanced to the next town
known as Bama, which is about 60 kilometres to
Maiduguri the state capital. They attacked and
successfully occupied it. The battle in Bama was
very strategic for the insurgents as they
reportedly sacked the Emir and appointed a new
one. They also took over the Bama Prisons and
captured and imprisoned some locals who refused
to obey their directives.
The capture of these two local government areas
bolstered the confidence of the terrorists and
emboldened them as they continued to chant
songs of victory in jubilation around the town. It
was in Bama that the insurgents attempted a
change in strategy to see if they could enhance
their acceptability and legitimacy within the
communities. They began to break into shops and
allow the local people to collect food items for
free. They also took over some of the houses that
had boreholes and allowed the community
members to collect water for free. However, many
of the community members continued to be
fearful and suspicious of the insurgents.
From Bama, they proceeded to Konduga with full
confidence. The Local Government Area is about
25 kilometres to Maiduguri on the bank of
Ngadda River. In fact, part of the area covered by
the University of Maiduguri falls into the territory
of this local government area. With Gwoza and
Bama fully in the hands of the insurgents, it is
likely that the plan of the insurgents was to
capture Konduga and then use it as a base to
launch an attack on Maiduguri. However, that
was not to be. On their way to Konduga, the
insurgents ran into a calculated ambush of
soldiers who levelled them. The casualty figures
were heavy on the side of the insurgents. In fact,
in one of the videos that shot by the locals,
corpses of the insurgents littered the streets and
farmlands. Community members were seen
raining curses at the corpses of the insurgents.
Before they could consolidate their grip on Bama,
the revelations of the Australian "negotiator", Dr.
Stephen Davies, hit the media and triggered
some finger pointing among politicians. It will be
interesting to find out the level of impact this had
on the success or failure of the insurgents lately.
Another interesting part of what may be an
unfolding drama is that since the insurgency
started, this is probably the first time that the
military successfully ambushed the insurgents.
How come? The pictures from the videos indicate
that Boko Haram is still the same rag-tag group of
ill-trained young men. How have they been
managing to defeat a well-trained Nigerian Army
up to the point that they had to beat a "tactical
manoeuvre" twice into the Republic of Cameroon?
What has changed suddenly?
Another fact that is noteworthy is that many
residents of Maiduguri were jubilant as soon as
they sighted the soldiers indicating that they
were happy with the victory. This suggests that it
is likely that ordinary citizens and Nigerian
soldiers may be in agreement on the need to
eradicate the Boko Haram insurgency. What may
yet be unclear to many observers is the
disposition of senior military officers to this goal.
Who could be jeopardising or even sabotaging the
efforts of these soldiers? Who are those who
issued those conflicting orders that led to many
causalities on the side of the military? What about
the reported withdrawal of soldiers a few hours
before the arrival of the insurgents? How valid are
the complaints that our military is less equipped
than the insurgents and who is to be held
responsible? What about those who allegedly
count rounds of ammunition and give to soldiers
in cellophane bags in a way that put them at risk
and lower their morale? When will a
comprehensive inquiry be done into the probable
reasons that pushed those convicted soldiers
from Giwa Barracks to attempt mutiny even
though they knew that death is the
consequence? It is obvious that the insurgents
are not sophisticated. However, it appears that
they allegedly have possible channels of sensitive
information which they leverage on coupled with
a terrain advantage. It is clearly evident that the
insurgents do not have superior tactics. It
appears the ground is prepared for them perhaps
by some unscrupulous collaborators somewhere
in the crowd.
A clear pattern that is beginning to emerge to
discerning minds that unlike other insurgencies
like the Al-Shabaab in Somalia, Hamas in Palestine
and Talibans in Pakistan, Boko Haram has neither
acceptability nor trust in communities where it
operates. Its new strategy to rebuild legitimacy in
Bama suffered a setback. This legitimacy deficit
may turn out to be its greatest undoing and
should make its defeat and ultimate annihilation
relatively easy. The attack on the rural market in
Mainok suggests that the fighters have now
become hungry with very limited food supplies. If
such a blockade is a deliberate effort, then it
should be sustained as hungry and thirsty
insurgents are likely to have low morale and
surrender faster. Intelligence gathering should be
strengthened in collaboration with embedded
community members. After the second defeat in
Konduga the morale of these fighters might have
been terrified and demoralised. The
bombardment from the military should continue
ceaselessly at such a time. If possible, all the
borders between Cameroon and Nigeria should be
blocked temporarily to ensure that the insurgents
do not escape into their country. In between the
questions raised above and the suggestions
offered, one is confident that the end of Boko
Haram insurgency may not be far away.
Insinuations that the insurgents have the
capacity to fight for another 45 years is a fallacy.
It is not surprising that as they are about settling
down to establish their caliphate and attack
Maiduguri, they are simply throwing themselves
open for a sucker punch. Kudos to our military.
This cup will soon pass us by.

FIVE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS SURRENDER

The Defence authorities have said that five
members of the Boko Haram sect have
surrendered to the troops at Konduga.
The Defence Headquarters said in a tweet on its
twitter handle on Sunday that the five insurgents
surrendered to the military with all their weapons
and pleaded for mercy.
It was also stated in another tweet that other
terrorists in custody of the military were
volunteering useful information on the activities of
the group signifying their readiness to cooperate
with the security forces.
"As the heat on terrorists continues, five terrorists
yesterday (on Saturday) surrendered with all their
weapons to troops at Konduga pleading for
mercy.
"Other captured terrorists have been giving
useful information on the subsequent plans of the
group in an apparent offer to cooperate," the
tweets read.
The troops were said to have recovered large
cache of arms and ammunition from the
insurgents during the battles against the
insurgents at Konduga between Maiduguri and
Bama.

BOKO HARAM NOW IN CHARGE OF 25 TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Boko Haram are in charge of at
least 25 towns and villages in the northeast, the
region's Roman Catholic bishop has claimed,
warning of a deteriorating security situation.
Bishop Oliver Dashe said 10 towns in Yobe state,
the same number in Borno and five in Adawama
had fallen to the rebels over the last month, as
they seek to carve out a hardline Islamic state.
International assistance was now required to
tackle the problem, he told the Nigerian Catholic
Bishops' Conference in the southern city of Warri,
Delta state, on Wednesday.
"As a nation we are almost losing this battle
because it is spinning out of control," he added.
"The earlier we come together as Nigerians,
forgetting our religious, ethnic, regional, cultural
and ideological differences to face this menace
the better for us."
The government has denied losing territory to
Boko Haram and the military has dismissed as
"empty" the militants' claim last month that one
captured town was part of an Islamic caliphate.
Independent verification that militants have
overrun towns and villages is hard to come by
because communications have been destroyed.
Most reports have come from the thousands of
residents who have fled their homes to go to
other towns and cities in the northeast and wider
region.
Military top brass this month admitted that the
militants' territorial ambitions were a threat to
Nigeria's sovereignty.
A series of counter-attacks have been launched
in
recent days, which they claim have successfully
recaptured towns.
Dashe said Boko Haram-related violence had
devastated the Diocese of Maiduguri, which he
represents and covers all three northeast states.
The heavily armed militants were getting the
better of the military, while the region was facing
a humanitarian crisis because of the thousands
displaced, he added.
He criticised the government for "almost
inaction"
and its "lukewarm attitude" in tackling
insecurity,
which had seen young men forcibly conscripted
into the militants' ranks and women forced to
marry Islamist fighters.
"We used to think that salt is the cheapest
commodity in the market, well, life is cheaper
now, especially in the northeastern part of
Nigeria," he told delegates.
"The bottom line is that the government and our
political leaders have failed us and we have lost
total trust and confidence in our government and
our leaders."

12 NIGERIAN SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MUTINY

Twelve Nigerian soldiers were on Tuesday
sentenced to death for mutiny after shots were
fired at their commanding officer in the restive
northeast city of Maiduguri earlier this year.
A nine-member military tribunal, sitting in Abuja,
convicted the soldiers following the incident on
May 14 when shots were fired at the
commanding officer of the Nigerian Army's 7th
Division, which is tasked with fighting Boko
Haram insurgents.
Court president Brigadier General Chukwuemeka
Okonkwo said the sentences were subject to
confirmation by Nigeria's military authorities but
added there was no doubt about the gravity of
the offence.
The panel considered "its likely effect on the
counter-insurgency operations in the northeast as
well as its implications on national security", he
told the court.
Nigeria's army has been under pressure to end
the bloody five-year insurgency that has claimed
thousands of lives, made tens of thousands of
others homeless and seen the militants make
territorial gains in the northeast in recent weeks.
Front-line troops have frequently complained of a
lack of adequate weapons and equipment to fight
the rebels.
Residents in towns raided by the Islamists have
said the insurgents are often armed with rocket-
propelled grenades and anti-aircraft weapons
mounted on trucks and, in some cases, armoured
personnel carriers.
Soldiers by contrast have at times reportedly
lacked ammunition and been sent out to the
bush to fight without basic communication
equipment.
Last month, dozens of Nigerian soldiers refused to
deploy for an offensive to try to retake the
captured Borno town of Gwoza, which the
Islamists claimed as part of an Islamic caliphate.
Soldiers' wives also demonstrated at the gate of a
military base in Maiduguri trying to stop their
husbands from heading to Gwoza without proper
equipment.
One of the protesting soldiers, who set up camp
on the outskirts of Maiduguri, said at the time:
"We are being killed like chickens by Boko Haram
because we are not given the required weapons
to fight. We say enough is enough."
The country's military spokesman Chris Olukolade
denied the troops had mutinied and told AFP that
Nigerian soldiers were "too disciplined and
patriotic to indulge in this dangerous offence".
The military has also rejected claims that
hundreds of troops shouldered arms and fled
their posts in border towns overrun by Boko
Haram.
President Goodluck Jonathan has asked
lawmakers to approve a $1 billion (750 million
euros) foreign loan to upgrade the capacity of the
military, which was seen as a tacit
acknowledgement that troops were being out-
matched.
The court martial heard that on the day in
question, the soldiers from 101 Battalion opened
fire at a convoy containing the 7th Division
commander General Amadu Mohammed at an
army medical centre in Maiduguri.
The soldiers had demanded that Mohammed
speak to them after a number of their colleagues
were killed in an ambush on the way back from
the Borno state town of Chibok.
The previous month, Boko Haram fighters
kidnapped more than 200 girls from their school
in the town, triggering global outrage.
Witnesses said the soldiers became unruly and
threw stones at an officer when he arrived and
shots were fired into the air. Mohammed then had
to take cover as they trained their guns on him
but he was not injured.
"The soldiers succeeded in shooting at his staff
car, thereby causing bullet impressions at the
right rear door where the GOC (general officer
commanding) sat," Okonkwo told the court.
"He said thank God for the staff officer who
rushed him into his car and the fact that the staff
car is an armoured plated vehicle."
Eighteen soldiers in total, ranked from private to
corporal, were charged with mutiny, criminal
conspiracy, attempted murder, disobeying
orders, insubordination and false accusation.
Twelve were sentenced to death for mutiny, one
was given 28 days' hard labour on another count
and five were acquitted. All pleaded not guilty.