WombRaiders:

modhream:
According to this thread,the last that was heard of the Maitatsine was in April 1985,when they were finally crushed.Somebody remind me,who was Head of State April 1985?.

monteriza:
@Op: Don't say what you don't know. Buhari was the GOC 3 Division during the Maitasine crisis. He led the troop that ended it without waiting for orders from the president. FYI, I'm a soldier. I got this info from a senior colleage (79NA) who also fought against Maitasine.

WombRaiders:
The Buhari Regime Religious Crises (1983-1985)
http://www.academicexcellencesociety.com/ethnic_religious_and_communal_conflict_in_nigeria.html
The regime which overthrew the Shagari-led civilian administration did not do much to allay the fear of non-Muslims, especially given the peculiar nature of its composition and policies. Most of the members of the Supreme Military Council were either northern Muslims or Muslims from the south. This structure made Christians very uncomfortable. It was not only Christians that the regime offended. If anything the Buhari regime incurred the anger of almost all groups in the country. For example, by drastically reducing the number of intending pilgrims across religious lines, Buhari made himself unpopular even among Muslims. The religious riots that occurred during this period were for the most part political in nature.

WombRaiders:


No. The maitassine uprising met a stiff ressistance from northern Nigeria as a whole.

Buhari still struggled to quench the group and in less than 4 months from the last recorded major uprising by the group in Gombe 1985, Buhari was overthrown.

Maitassine was contained by the north and it soon lost steam and disappeared from the landscape.

Firstly, you first have to understand what the ideology and make up of the maitassine group to understand why the northern oligarchy supported the government to quell the group. The sect was against established order in the north and appealled to the down trodden of society.

This is far at varriance with Boko Haram that enjoys tacit and financial support from powerful elements in the north.

This is where and how Boko differs from the Maitassine sect.

modhream:

See how you're tying yourself up in a knot.The question I asked was simple enough,who was the Head of State when the last Maitatsine uprising,according to your post,was put down?.
And no,the uprisings were not put down by your nebulous "northern establishment",but by regular law enforcement agencies.First the police,then combined teams of Army and Airforce.It says so right there in your post(s) or you now have issues with basic comprehension?.
Lastly,I so detest people throwing accusations around without any shred of evidence.If you know any of these "northern elements" backing boko haram,as opposed to the few we already know enjoying state support,kindly name them.