The All Progressives Congress (APC)
has been funding Boko Haram with
the financial aid its governors receive
from the European parliament, a
leading Austrian politician has
alleged.

Franz Obermayr, a senior member of
the European parliament, asked the
European Commission to probe the
allegation, claiming the Nigerian
leading opposition party has political
and financial ties to the terror group.

“Many policy makers in Europe are
unfortunately often too careless when
it comes to contacts and financial
support for associations and political
parties, which in reality [are] front
groups and so often opens the door
for radical Islamist groups to the
European institutions act,” he said.
He said leading figures of APC “are
always associated with radical Islam
and its terrorist groups”.

Naming states being governed by the
APC in the north-west, he said the aid
was being channelled to financing
terror.

Obermayr recalled that General
Muhammadu Buhari, “also the most
important man of the APC”, told The
Guardian of London in 2001 that
Sharia should be introduced all over
Nigeria, even “in the Christian-
dominated south”.

The MP asked EU election observers
to examine the relationship between
parties and terrorist groups in Nigeria
and draw “appropriate conclusions”.
APC has consistently denied
allegations of funding Boko Haram,
saying they are politically motivated in
its endless confrontations with the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The latest allegation is coming after a
heated exchange between the two
parties over Senator Ali Modu Sheriff
who recently left APC for PDP.

Sheriff was named by Australian
negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davies, as a
sponsor of Boko Haram ─ in what was
essentially a reinforcement of an
allegation that was already in the
public domain.

Andrew Rosindell, a member of the UK
parliament, has also called for an
inquiry into the relationship between
members of APC and Boko Haram.
Former minister of aviation, Chief
Femi Fani-Kayode, left APC early this
year accusing some members of the
party of having sympathy for Boko
Haram.

[url]http://thecable.ng/apc-funding-boko-haram-says-europen-mp

johnmartus: rubbish

DWJOBScom: When they visited the North - a certain time ago for a rally at the heat of the crises , I noticed thru out the rally nothing happened and when they finished the fireworks started.
Yes I think there's a lot of empathy and kids - rebuke towards the boko group
Not forgetting the staged managed car bomb for Gen Buhari

*i can state my view but it's not absolute

Punkinmusty: I doubt this. if apc is behind BH pdp would hav gladly xposed them under d current situatn. instead of probin sherif,ihejirika and co they r nw cookin this.story for d gullible

salt1: How about moving it to fp?
It would be great hearing the other side