The car bomb explosion that ripped through the Northeast city of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, was not from the Boko Haram sect but a deliberate act of arson targeted at former Governor of the state, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, his aide said last night.
Chairman, SAS campaign organisation in Borno State, Malam Bako Bunu, said in a statement that the fact that Sheriffs’ property at the old UTC was also targeted was a clear indication that the former governor was the prime target.
Bunu hinged his argument on the fact that prior to Sheriff’s visit on Sunday, there had been no bomb incident in Maiduguri for the past 11 months, adding that the development also lent credence to the suspicion that the sustained opposition against the former governor’s visit was a calculated move to stop him.
“It is sad that vehicles bearing Ali Sheriff’s posters were either vandalised or burnt which further points to the fact that Sheriff was the actual target”, Bunu said.
According to Malam Bunu, the bomb which killed about 19 people was the handiwork of a former chairman of the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and another highly placed official of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), who has always been suspected to be the brains behind violent activities in Maiduguri.
“It is an open secret that out of desperation to gain political control of Borno state and out of fear of the growing relevance of Ali Sheriff politically, a group of people has been hiding behind the current insecurity in the state to stop his visit.
“We are aware that the Boko Haram incident was used as an alibi for some people to perpetrate mayhem and distract the attention of the security operatives”, Bunu noted.
Bunu or wat ever your name is been called you ar a very stupid man for making such an idiotic coment,bloody fool you think we don’t knw you peoples hand work abi.You guyz came here to suck more,we have been living in peace all did while we havn’t had any gunshot talk of killin someone but you so called sherif came into dis witout been ashamed of hm slf,nd here u ar telling us dat he was d target or he was d one targeting soul.
Who those know the fighters of our peoples in borno,yobe and adamawa state,if one know the fighters please be enumerate them to our peoples,we can take actions why becouse nigeria army never verisfy the terriors are among of themselve and it could be varisfy from our peoples.