aminho: for nairaland news Aminho is currntly at his recidence in new gra maiduguri close to Government house

Maxymilliano: It is high time the North see and treat this bunch of cursed undesirable elements for what they are, boko haram have survived this far 'coz of the sympathy they've been enjoying in the north.

Abducting a senior citizen in the mould of Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno should ordinarily signify the beginning of the end of insurgency in the north, but considering the level of complicity in this whole mess by some Ne'er-do-well elders in that same north, who rather politicize every situation in the north, you can't just put your money on it.

Since the chicken is finally coming home to roost, it's high time leaders of opinion all over the country support government efforts in curbing this ugly trend before it spiral out of hand and set the region back into the stone ages.

Lilimax: Seems the Boko boys have re-strategized
They no longer want to Islamaize Nigeria
They've entered into Kidnapping business
Oh God, save your people.

Inik: Now that the northern elites are now feeling the heat, in a short while boko haram will be history

mekaboy: This is pure politics. The man is very fine where he is. He might even be kept in one of the mansion of the northern politicians somewhere.

The aim is to get the northerners angry with the govt for not accepting boko haram demands. They feel if they kidnap this man they will have more sympathy on the side of boko haram and demand a release.

But this is Nigeria, we will not release terrorists into the streets because one man was kidnapped.


The northern youths better get angry and say enough is enough to boko haram menace. That is if they will look beyond religion.

overdrive: Bh boys don port to kidnapping.

Elose11: Dr Ali Mongonu is one of the most respected elder statesmen in the north east. And one of those that had wage a 'relentless war' against the JTF occupation of Maiduguri. Instead of doing what a responsible elder should have done by calling the BH boys to order, he instead was busy blaming the federal govt for sending the military to help contain the BH insurgency. Well, Dr Mongonu, your kidnap is as a result of your inability to speak up against evil when you should. A responsible elder does not sleep when a snake is on rooftop. I pray you are released unharmed.

ganye1: EX OIL MINISTER MONGUNO KIDNAPPED IN MAIDUGURI
Former Nigerian minister, Shettima Ali Monguno, has been
kidnapped in troubled Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Mr. Monguno, 87, was kidnapped by gunmen as he left the
mosque after Jumat prayers on Friday, in the Mafoni Ward area
of the city.
Mr. Monguno is a vocal and influential politician and
educationist.
The reasons for his kidnap is yet unclear. But the Joint Military
Task Force keeping peace in the region had warned earlier in
the week that the extremist Boko Haram sect had plans to
embark on kidnappings for ransom.
Reacting to the kidnap of the former minister, a journalist,
Abdulrafiu Lawal, who knows Mr. Monguno well said the
abduction was an indication that Nigeria has lost its values.
Mr. Lawal said, “Shettima Ali Monguno has done so much for
Borno and Nigeria as the country’s first petroleum minister
who pioneered oil exploration in the Chad basin.
“He retired from public service many years ago,sold his house
in Abuja to build a female hostel for University of Maiduguri
about seven years ago.
“The only house he has now is the present one near
Government House Maiduguri .He also donated all his books
to the Borno state library about nine years ago.
“He awards scholarship annually to students in the state, a
thing state governments and politicians have only struggled to
do.
Does this harmless elder statesman who served his fatherland
selflessly deserved this kind of treatment? We have lost our
values.”
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/132514-breaking-news-borno-politician-ali-munguno-kidnapped.html