The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the election, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, has said repentant terrorists revealed that a serving northern governor is a Boko Haram leader.
The former ADC Presidential candidate in the last election said this on ‘Morning Crossfire’ programme on Nigeria Info 95.1FM Abuja on Monday.
The former deputy governor of the CBN said he had a chat with two of the repentant terrorists who identified the northern governor.
He added that the terrorists and bandits were one and the same.
Malafia said the terrorist move weapons even during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19.
He said, “Some of us also have our intelligence networks. I have met with some of the bandits; we have met with some of their high commanders – one or two who have repented – they have sat down with us not once, not twice.
“They told us that one of the northern governors is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Boko Haram and the bandits are one and the same. They have a sophisticated network. During this lockdown, their planes were moving up and down as if there was no lockdown.
“They were moving ammunition, moving money, and distributing them across different parts of the country.”
Mailafia added that Boko Haram has already infiltrated southern Nigeria, adding that the terrorist group’s plan was to spark a second civil war.
The United Kingdom’s Oxford University PhD holder said he was not to make spurious and unfounded allegations.
According to him, “They are already in the South, in the rain forests of the South. They are everywhere. They told us that when they finish these rural killings, they will move to phase two. Phase two is that they will go into urban cities, going from house to house killing prominent people.
“I can tell you this is the game plan.
“By 2022, they want to start a civil war in Nigeria. Don’t joke with what I am saying I have a PhD from Oxford University. I am a central banker; we don’t talk nonsense. I have this from the highest authority, some of the commanders of Boko Haram.”
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