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Babangida’s Best Kept Secrets Exposed

babangidaFormer military president of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s shocking secrets have been exposed. Col Tony Nyiam (retd.) revealed the ex-president’s secrets recently. “The reopening of Nigeria’s state related deep wounds was not kick-started by Buhari, but by the December 2015 edition of The Interview magazine’s disclosure by Babangida in an interview, of his reasons for moving against Buhari.  He said the reasons were because of his transgressions. Buhari was only responding to that. President Buhari’s uncommon courage in his reopening of the open secret, which is not unconnected with Dele Giwa’s murder, disappearance of Gloria Okon, institutionalized illegal drug trade, the axing of Buhari/Idiagbon’s War Against Indiscipline. From these wounds, Nigeria has never recovered.
The mention of Aliyu Gusau, to me is mere scapegoating.”

“Buhari’s import licence regulation is a tip of the iceberg, that is, less than 25 per cent of what is at stake. The unseen of over 75 per cent has to do with the alleged illegal drug barons’ takeover of certain federal government departments, like the takeover of Nigerian embassies’ military attaches’ diplomatic bags for the misuse of drug couriers. It was also alleged that there was a misuse of Nigerian Navy ships, as was evidenced by one of Nigeria’s ships that was arrested in Liverpool. It is all these most shady developments that a General of integrity, which Buhari has always been, could not accept. In spite of being told that the funds from these dirty deals were part of the funds that were used to fund the military coup that led to his being made the Head of State, Buhari said he cannot be fooled. He said that illegality is corruption. He said they should be probed, and that was what led to the coup. The man who was sacrificed was Gen Gusau, who was retired. The incident is not unconnected with the then Coordinator of National Security (CONS) parading of young men and women who were alleged to be drug couriers of the wife of a top military officer (names withheld).”

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“At the background of the seemingly long standing feud is what may be addressed as an intra far northern Nigeria Muslim Ummah cold war. “Ummah” means the community of believers worldwide. The two opposing sides of the cold war are the Ahlus-Sunnah leaders, versus Ahlu-d-dunya (worldliness) type of leaders. There is a conflict between the two groups. Ahlus-Sunnah leaders’ lifestyle tend to be one who exemplifies the daily living out of Sunnah Islamic principles, which the Messenger (peace be  to his name ) taught, that is, living what is called  Tadjid lifestyle.  Such leaders are often in the forefront of the promotion of the restoration of Islam. They are very much Mujaddid, i.e. people who like to restore the pristine Islam. While the Ahlu-d-dunya are leaders who are pre-occupied with the acquisition of wealth, power and fame, and the alluring deceptive nature of earthly life.”

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“It is indeed amongst these Ahlu-d- dunya that one finds Ahlu-dh-dhulm i.e tyrants, oppressors and unjust rulers; those who practice injustice like the late General Abacha. It is often the takeover of the Muslim Ummah by the Ahlu-d-dunya leaders that has given rise to violent Muslim movements like Maitatsine and Boko Haram. Also in the context of this cold war is a contest between pro-modesty and ostentatious living leaders. It is also pro- the tradition of due process leaders versus leaders soaked in the culture of settlement. It also one between players of politics with principles, like the late premier of northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello versus players of politics without any ideology. What increasingly offends critical stakeholders of the far northern Nigeria is the takeover of their people by people of criss-cross identity.  This reopening of state related old wounds calls for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”

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“These deep wounds that Nigerians have suffered are four types.  First, is the deep wounds caused by the extra judicial killings we had.  The second is regime change, which brought about the abrogation of constitutions. Third is systems change. People are more focused on regime change forgetting that systems change is more important. That is why within this system Buhari cannot succeed much, and then you have the social vices as the fourth. The overthrow of Alhaji Shehu Shagari allowed the beginning of what I call institutionalized illegal drug trade through Nigeria. Related to that is the disappearance of Gloria Okon. It relates to the 0ctober 19, 1986 parcel bomb that killed Dele Giwa. This also led to the overthrow of Buhari/ Idiagbon’s War Against Indiscipline. This is one of the unsaid messages of Buhari’s situation. Drug barons’ interest had a hand in the coup that removed Buhari.”

– Culled from The SUN