Confessions Of A Repented Terrorist While terrorism and wanton acts of destruction go on
unabated in Nigeria, another can of worms has been
opened regarding the identities of the real sponsors of
the deadly Boko Haram group. Sheikh Haliru, a founding member of the dreaded
jama’aful Ahlul sunna wal Liddawati wal Jihad also
referred to as the Boko Haram sect who has since found
a new faith made startling revelations recently when he
named some well placed Nigerians as the financial
backbone of the sect. Sani Haliru who was born to a Nigerien father and a
Nigerian mother grew up in Wulari, in Borno State
where his mother hails from. Like most boys, he became
an Almajiri at the age of ten and was trained for four
years. At 14, he was sent to Kano where he studied at
Sheikh Abubakar Gumi School of Arabic Studies. Apart from being studying at the feet of the popular Sheikh
Gumi, Haliru prided himself as a mentee of the late Al
Quaeda leader, Osama bin Laden. Incidentally, as revealed by Haliru, his new faith is in
Jesus Christ who he hated and persecuted for 44 years.
Before he became a born-again Christian, Haliru saw fire
and blood as a jihadist. Narrating his past experience, he
said “I took part in the Kaduna riot of 1992 and in
several northern states of Nigeria, but the state I operated more from was Borno, where I was the State
Commander/Chief Strategist. In the early months of May 1986, I was among the 36
Jihadist hardliners, who went on a rampage to attack
Christian students of the University of Sokoto. In that
same week, the Federal Government of Nigeria under
the leadership of General Babangida mobilized us and
provided some military vans and Army uniforms which our men used and started killing innocent and
defenceless Christians all over the Northern states. I and
the son of the Emir of Kano, who is now a Christian by
name Rev. Paul Ado Bayero, were among the Muslim
fanatics who pulled down the sculpture of Jesus at the
University of Ibadan . The following year, March 5, 1987 to be very precise, the
“Evil Genius” General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
secretly armed us through one of his close aides by the
name of Captain Hassan Abubakar (now a Pastor with a
fast growing church in Lagos). We went to go and kill
some targeted Christians including Rev. Nuhu Kure (Throne room founder) after the destruction we
committed at the College of Education in Kafanchan,
Kaduna State And of recent, I was the leader of the team
of soldiers of Allah that destroyed Church buildings and
properties in Bornu State” The former jihadist claimed to have been to eight
different countries namely Sudan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Egypt and Niger Republic. And
when he was asked if he received any training in those
places, he disclosed that he was trained as an Attack
Strategist in Libya and Pakistan alongside Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike. One of the proofs of the training as
he disclosed was a mark which he carries with him till
date. The mark is in form of a sword held in a hand. That
is regarded by those who went through the training as
the “license to kill for Allah”. When Sani Haliru was asked about the identities of the
fellow Nigerians who were his course mates in Libya
and Pakistan, he said “they are scattered all over the
country and we were not too many then”. He however
gave a few names, those he mentioned included Ali Baba
Nur, Asari Dokubo, Jasper Akinbo, Mohammed Yusuf, Salisu Maigari, Danlami Abubakar, Cletus Okar, Ali Qaqa,
Maigari Haliru and Asabe Dantala. He spoke further that
Asari Dokubo of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer
Force was a year ahead of him in the Libyan training
camp in Benghazi. But who financed the training in Libya, Haliru was asked.
From his response, it was obvious that the person was
obviously a highly placed Nigerian as he said “you will
not believe me and only God will judge the Chief sponsor
of terrorism in Nigeria whose name I will not mention
because he is so powerful and even the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, is so much afraid of the
man”. And to prove that he harbours no fear about unveiling
his sponsor, the erstwhile extremist dropped the
bombshell. He said “the man is no other person than
the man they call IBB. As I am talking to you now,
General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has more than 600
men and women Jihadists on his payroll. They are scattered all over the Country and he can use them to
destroy Nigeria”. He disclosed that the former military
President still has his agents in the Nigeria Army, the
Police, the Air Force and in strategic economic positions. He alleged that Babangida’s loyalists can still be found
in top political positions, in the National Assembly, in
both the print and electronic arms of the media and even
in Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power.” While describing General Babangida’s influence, the
repented Boko Haram pointman revealed that he
attempted to divulge some of the information at his
disposal to the State Security Service, he however said it
was the unimaginable that happened. “I was arrested
and detained for two days because IBB’S men are so many in SSS as well. After I was released by the grace
of God, they (the Police) warned me never to blow up
the polity or provoke violence and I should keep my so-
called-born-again with me or else I will go to jail”,
Haliru said.” He also gave indications that IBB might not be alone in
financing terror in the country as he alleged that he has
the names of six traditional rulers and seven present and
former Governors as well as several top military and
security officers who are co-sponsoring the Boko Haram
sect. Speaking further, he said “I have documented evidences to prove that General Mohammadu Buhari,
Alhaji Abubaka Atiku and other top politicians and
traditional rulers are some of the people behind Boko
Haram”.
When Haliru was asked if it meant that General
Babangida, the Muslim traditional rulers and Governors that he accused of sponsoring Boko Haram to kill
Christians and burn churches in the North are not aware
of the passage in the Qur’an that says there must not
be compulsion in Islam as Mohammadu Buhari asserted
in a widely publicized interview on Saturday, the 21st of
April, 2011, Haliru’s reply went on to reveal more. “: I have worked so closely with Mohammadu Buahri for
five years, and I can prove it that General Buhari is the
most notable outspoken jihadist hardliner in Nigeria
who is also strategically sponsoring Boko Haram”, he
said. He said with Buhari;s statement, it was evident that
the former Head of State was being hypocritical. He based his submission on Surah Al-Baqarah Chapter 2:195,
it is written here that you must use your wealth to
champion Jihad of all kinds or else destruction is waiting
for such a person on the last day. “And spend in the Cause of Allah (i.e. Jihad of all kinds)
and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not
spending your wealth in the Cause of Allah), and do
good. Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-
doers).” Haliru also indicted Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State
as an ally of the Boko Haram sect. Narrating his
experience when he was arrested and detained years
ago, Haliru said “ soon after my immediate boss
Mohammed Yusuf was killed in 2009, about 23 of us
were arrested in one of our hideouts in Bauchi. But when Governor Isa Yagiuda heard about it, he
immediately arranged for me to be free. Even before his
official broadcast in 2010 that he was using his position
as the executive Governor of Bauchi State to free 28
prisoners from Bauchi Central Prison, I was already a
free man along with several of my colleagues”.

Not to be unsympathetic, but what is this guy looking for, a book or movie deal? The world is sick and fed up of terrorism and will not stop until every terrorism is dead and can not threaten innocent life no matter what God they profess their faith to. Why confessing now? Heat getting too much?

Just exacly as it is. And remember pictures of these heineous crimes end up in Saudi Arabia, Libya etc. To get more financing