On Saturday, a former presidential aspirant and northern commentator Adamu Garba took to social media to air his grievances on how Nigerians view controversial personalities from different parts of Nigeria.

Mr. Garba’s described people of southern Nigeria as hypocrites, saying they have always been reluctant to condemn criminalities when carried out by people of their region; as against how they display outrage when perpetrators are northerners.

“It seems to me that we have the gift of status, position, respect, and money for those killing and destroying in the South, while we have bombs and bullets for those doing the same thing in the North,” Mr. Garba said. “You see the hypocrisy in administering the conflict resolution in Nigeria?”

In his Twitter thread, Mr. Garba likened the actions of the bandits in the North — the kidnapping of children, sacking of villages and wanton killings — to the actions of Ralph Uwazuruike and Nnamdi Kanu, both of whom he claimed have been rewarded with political positions, government contracts and considered as heroes in their South-East region.



Mr. Garba declared that while there is no difference between Abubakar Shekau — the leader of the dreaded Boko Haram sect that has claimed responsibility for thousands of lives lost and properties destroyed in the insurgency that began in 2009 — and Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho, both controversial secessionists of Igbo and Yoruba origins, respectively.

Mr. Garba, who started off on social media as an anti-Buhari campaigner but has since become a key administration surrogate, however, failed to compare the specific nature of the controversy drawn by the individuals he mentioned, said political analyst Bulus Aliyu.

“Gani Adams, Nnamdi Kanu and others in the South-South and South-East were fighting either separatists or economic agitators,” Mr. Aliyu, a political consultant based in Jos, said. “They have not been bombing their own people or seeking to stop modern education.”

Mr. Aliyu said Boko Haram started out as a terrorist group maiming and bombing banks and other public facilities, while southern agitators started by making efforts to engage the authorities.



“Another critical point to make is that people like Ralph Nwazuruike and Asari Dokubo were arrested and kept in detention for a long time,” Mr. Aliyu said. “People like Charles Okah were arrested, charged and now locked in prison for life.”

On the contrary, however, Boko Haram leaders and notorious bandits are still at large, wreaking daily havoc on Nigeria’s political and economic interests.

Also, the Nigerian government in 2017 declared Mr. Kanu’s IPOB as a terrorist organisation, even though the U.S. Department of State and other institutions monitoring global violence, especially terrorism, have yet to establish enough grounds for such a label.

“The government declared IPOB a terrorist group almost four years ago and the group has not been involved in the level of devastation we have seen with Boko Haram and bandits,” Mr. Aliyu said. “That would also make it difficult for them to compete with Boko Haram and bandits for headlines.”

Still, Mr. Garba argued that banditry should be treated by containment and not condemnation, urging the government listen to their grievances. He also believes in the rehabilitation, reintegration and training of the bandits, who have killed over 30,000 villagers and razed an unknown number of rural settlements since 2016 alone.

In a similar post on Facebook on Friday, following the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from Jangebe, Mr. Garba claimed that 90 percent of Boko Haram problems can be attributed to societal neglect rather than ideology.

https://www.gazettengr.com/boko-haram-bandits-are-northern-freedom-fighters-adamu-garba/

Lalasticlala

"Freedom fighters"..fighting who?and for what reason?

Uttering nonsense as usual!

These people are fools

See human reasoning! This is beyond pathetic!

Why do we still be in the same country with this people seff

God, why did you create me with these type of nonsensical pple?

This guy suppose dey 6ft down naa. Am sure the soon coming shit across naija don dey gather targets small small

The sponsors of this bokoharam are no longer hidding at all.

I pity any security personel that will be sent to capture boko haram as he will be embacking on journey of no return unknowingly as he will be seen as working against the power that be.

Nnamdi KANU is a hero in the south east who have spoken truth and the mind of the igbos to the authority. Can shekau be regarded as a hero to the north for the killing and bombings he has carried out

Freedom from what exactly? Western education right ?

Just a matter of time, this will surely break.

I don't take people with black spots on their forehead serious.

Animals in human forms. seriously these people reason like they feed on cow dung

Akano5:
Uttering nonsense as usual!

forgive him

Lol..I'm not surprised Sha.. that name Adamu always make them behave like cow..

Tumbulum:
Freedom from what exactly? Western education right ?

the guy sef go school o but with his closeness to the seat of power, are you not sure he’s echoing same sentiments with Oga ?

Freedom fighters bombing churches, and killing innocent people.

What a wicked world.

idiot.

MASTAkiLLAh:
On Saturday, a former presidential aspirant and northern commentator Adamu Garba took to social media to air his grievances on how Nigerians view controversial personalities from different parts of Nigeria.

Mr. Garba’s described people of southern Nigeria as hypocrites, saying they have always been reluctant to condemn criminalities when carried out by people of their region; as against how they display outrage when perpetrators are northerners.

“It seems to me that we have the gift of status, position, respect, and money for those killing and destroying in the South, while we have bombs and bullets for those doing the same thing in the North,” Mr. Garba said. “You see the hypocrisy in administering the conflict resolution in Nigeria?”

In his Twitter thread, Mr. Garba likened the actions of the bandits in the North — the kidnapping of children, sacking of villages and wanton killings — to the actions of Ralph Uwazuruike and Nnamdi Kanu, both of whom he claimed have been rewarded with political positions, government contracts and considered as heroes in their South-East region.



Mr. Garba declared that while there is no difference between Abubakar Shekau — the leader of the dreaded Boko Haram sect that has claimed responsibility for thousands of lives lost and properties destroyed in the insurgency that began in 2009 — and Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho, both controversial secessionists of Igbo and Yoruba origins, respectively.

Mr. Garba, who started off on social media as an anti-Buhari campaigner but has since become a key administration surrogate, however, failed to compare the specific nature of the controversy drawn by the individuals he mentioned, said political analyst Bulus Aliyu.

“Gani Adams, Nnamdi Kanu and others in the South-South and South-East were fighting either separatists or economic agitators,” Mr. Aliyu, a political consultant based in Jos, said. “They have not been bombing their own people or seeking to stop modern education.”

Mr. Aliyu said Boko Haram started out as a terrorist group maiming and bombing banks and other public facilities, while southern agitators started by making efforts to engage the authorities.



“Another critical point to make is that people like Ralph Nwazuruike and Asari Dokubo were arrested and kept in detention for a long time,” Mr. Aliyu said. “People like Charles Okah were arrested, charged and now locked in prison for life.”

On the contrary, however, Boko Haram leaders and notorious bandits are still at large, wreaking daily havoc on Nigeria’s political and economic interests.

Also, the Nigerian government in 2017 declared Mr. Kanu’s IPOB as a terrorist organisation, even though the U.S. Department of State and other institutions monitoring global violence, especially terrorism, have yet to establish enough grounds for such a label.

“The government declared IPOB a terrorist group almost four years ago and the group has not been involved in the level of devastation we have seen with Boko Haram and bandits,” Mr. Aliyu said. “That would also make it difficult for them to compete with Boko Haram and bandits for headlines.”

Still, Mr. Garba argued that banditry should be treated by containment and not condemnation, urging the government listen to their grievances. He also believes in the rehabilitation, reintegration and training of the bandits, who have killed over 30,000 villagers and razed an unknown number of rural settlements since 2016 alone.

In a similar post on Facebook on Friday, following the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from Jangebe, Mr. Garba claimed that 90 percent of Boko Haram problems can be attributed to societal neglect rather than ideology.

https://www.gazettengr.com/boko-haram-bandits-are-northern-freedom-fighters-adamu-garba/

Lalasticlala

why do we share same Nationality with people that reason like this

They know what they are doing.

Depressed101:
why do we share same Nationality with people that reason like this

na wetin dey pain me pass be that

All these northerners are pure terrorists,you will rather see them making frivolous excuse in support of terrorism instead of condemning their dastardly acts.

No differences from those posting rubbish here on nairaland.

These people are pure Terrorists

Why is this man having two black spots on his forehead? shey snake bite am for head ni?

Sunday Igboho and NK never kidnapped for ransom. Garba, now I know your head is full of akamu.

I'm just worried about Southern leaders who always sellout their own in the name of one Niga area.
You won't see any Northerner condemn the evill activities of their own. Even the president's body language says it all.

This radio active man again. That three dark spot on his head is like radioactive symbol

Is it not this Mallam dat sued Twitter C.E.O?

na was oo


his north not my side of the north