₦airaland Forum

@Seun, kindly moe ro front page.🙏🙏🙏

Nigeria’s swift intervention in the attempted coup in the Republic of Benin has attracted widespread commendation within and outside the country.
Acting with remarkable speed and precision, Nigerian security forces reportedly identified and neutralized the plotters within a matter of hours. This decisive response projects Nigeria as a regional power capable of defending democracy and maintaining stability in West Africa.

However, while this intervention deserves credit, it also raises troubling questions when placed side by side with Nigeria’s prolonged internal security challenges.

During his screening appearance at the Senate, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), emphasized the need for a unified national database to enable quick identification and tracking of criminals. This position is logical and forward-looking. Yet it also invites a critical question: what data and intelligence tools were deployed in uncovering and foiling the Benin coup with such speed and accuracy? If Nigeria could rely on effective intelligence, surveillance, and coordination to act decisively in a foreign country within less than ten hours, why has it taken over a decade, with no decisive end in sight, to dismantle Boko Haram, banditry, and other violent groups operating within Nigeria’s own borders? Why?

This contrast is deeply unsettling. Nigerians have watched communities repeatedly come under attack despite reported intelligence warnings. In many cases, security forces are said to withdraw shortly before attacks occur, only to return afterward, sometimes harassing traumatized survivors.
Official narratives often shift blame to local communities, accusing them of sheltering attackers or providing women and logistical support to the invaders.
But such explanations raise further questions, if the military had credible intelligence that criminals were being housed in particular communities and even given women to have food time with, what preventive action was taken? Why were those locations not secured before tragedy struck?

As at the time of composing this post, Islamic terrorists have killed, displaced and are occupying people's communities, is the military not yet aware to act decisively?🤔🤔🤔🤔

The Benin intervention further complicates this narrative. Within a few hours, Nigeria was able to cross borders, identify targets, and “do the needful.” By contrast, within Nigeria, criminal groups have terrorized citizens for years, occupying forests, highways, and even villages. This disparity naturally breeds suspicion among the populace. To me personally, and to many Nigerians, it appears either as an admission of complicity or a demonstration of selective will, suggesting that internal insecurity persists not for lack of capacity, but for lack of genuine commitment.

More troubling is the perception that political and religious considerations may influence how security threats are confronted. When foreign democratic order is threatened, action is swift and firm. When Nigerian lives are at stake daily in Zamfara, Borno, Benue, Kaduna, or Niger States, responses appear slow, reactive, and sometimes indifferent.

Nigeria’s role in stabilizing the sub-region is important and laudable. But charity, as the saying goes, must begin at home. A government that proves it has the intelligence, capacity, and speed to neutralize threats abroad must explain why the same resolve is not consistently applied within its own territory.

Until this contradiction is addressed transparently, myself and indeed Nigerians will continue to question whether the prolonged insecurity they face is a failure of ability, a failure of will, or a sign of government's involvement.

This writer writes from Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin Republic.

Sonnobax15:

I've eaten 14 of them.

But wait oh,am I the only one who doesn't just like eating watermelon?🤔

Initially I didn't like it, but by my wife, I can now eat it, but it must be a well riped one

Mods, kindly move this to the front page. Thank you. @Seun.

In My Own Opinion.

The recent security meeting convened in Kaduna by Northern governors and the forum of traditional rulers, which reportedly resolved that each Northern state should contribute ₦1 billion monthly to a regional security trust fund, raises serious questions that cannot be ignored.

While insecurity in the North is real and devastating, the sincerity and direction of this initiative deserve honest scrutiny.

In my own opinion, many core-Northern political and traditional leaders have not demonstrated genuine commitment to ending insecurity.

Over the years, words have been louder than action, and promises have often failed to translate into safety for ordinary citizens.

Even more troubling are repeated images and reports of government officials fraternizing with armed bandits. Some openly posing with men who brandish deadly weapons. Such scenes erode my, and I think, public confidence and suggest a dangerous level of tolerance, if not complicity.

Banditry, as it exists today,is a religious creation and no longer exists as random criminality alone. It has taken on ideological and religious dimensions with a well-known agenda.

Communities in the Middle Belt and other vulnerable regions have borne the brunt of this violence, burned villages, displaced families, mass killings, and entire populations forced into IDP camps.

Against this backdrop, asking oppressed and traumatized states to contribute large sums of money into a centrally controlled fund is deeply problematic.

There is a legitimate fear that such funds, rather than neutralizing insecurity, may end up empowering the same structures that sustain it. Without transparency, accountability, and a clear break from the politics of appeasement, these contributions could inadvertently fuel further violence and mass slaughter of innocent Middle Belt citizens. I am personally afraid, that this may be among the initial strategies of those who created the banditry in the first place.

Security cannot be achieved through coercion or imposed financial contributions. It requires honesty, political will, justice, and a clear identification of perpetrators without ethnic, religious, or political bias.

Until Northern leadership confronts insecurity with sincerity and courage, initiatives like compulsory trust fund donations will remain suspect and unacceptable, especially to those who have suffered the most.

This, in my own opinion, is a moment for truth, not symbolism; action, not photo opportunities; and justice, not policies that risk deepening the wounds of already oppressed communities.

This author writes from Nzaav, Turan, the now occupied ancestral land of the Tiv people.

No

iwaeda:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/12/06/breaking-bandits-attack-mosque-sokoto-community-kill-imam-one-other-abduct-worshippers

The Iman must be of Hausa extraction and not a fulani

miracle002:
The Bible does not specifically condemn games of chance, gambling, betting, or the lottery. The Bible does warn us, however, against the love of money (1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 13:5). Wisdom avoids short cuts to prosperity: “Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time” (Proverbs 13:11, NLT). We are to work hard and earn a living (2 Thessalonians 3:10; Proverbs 14:23). Most gambling is motivated by a love of money. People place bets with the hope of quick and easy riches. Materialism is at the root of gambling.

The Bible mentions events of “luck” or “chance” in contexts other than gambling or betting. For example, casting lots was God’s prescribed method of choosing between the sacrificial goat and the scapegoat (Leviticus 16:. Joshua cast lots to determine the allotment of land to the various tribes, and the results were accepted as God’s will (Joshua 18:10). Nehemiah cast lots to determine who would live inside the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:1). The apostles cast lots to determine the replacement for Judas (Acts 1:26). Each of these occasions proved the truth of Proverbs 16:33, which says, “The lot is cast in the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.” None of these instances of casting lots have to do with betting or the transfer of goods. The apostles’ casting lots in Acts 1 is no justification for playing craps in Vegas.

One infamous scene of gambling occurred at the foot of Jesus’ cross. Scripture makes note of the Roman soldiers’ callous game of chance: “After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice” (Matthew 27:35, NLT). This was materialism at its most brazen—they occupied themselves with a little piece of this world as they turned their backs on the one who offered them heaven.

Gambling, by nature, takes advantage of the misfortune of others. In order for one person to win, someone else—usually multiple others—must lose. For a Christian to risk money in the off chance that he will gain even more is foolish. But to actively seek financial benefit from someone else’s loss is beyond foolish; it is unethical.

Casinos use all sorts of marketing schemes to entice gamblers to risk as much money as possible. They often offer inexpensive or even free alcohol, which encourages drunkenness—and a decreased ability to make good decisions. Everything in a casino is designed to appeal to materialistic desires. Even in those games that require a certain amount of skill and do not rely solely on luck, the gambler is seeking to benefit from the misfortune of others and playing into a rigged system. The aim of a casino is to take money in large sums and give little in return.

Sports betting is becoming more popular—and more accessible—by the day. Some argue in its defense, saying that sports betting is harmless entertainment. Some say that betting on a team, especially if it’s a fantasy team, requires some research and skill to be successful. Critics point out that gambling of any kind can lead to addiction. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, about 5 million Americans can be classified as compulsive gamblers (www.addictionhelp.com/gambling/statistics, accessed 5/20/25). And critics point out that sports betting can easily harm the integrity of the sport in question, when players are bribed to shave points or throw a game. So, there are several ethical and moral concerns with sports betting.

State and national lotteries are another form of gambling. Lotteries tempt people with the possibility of quick riches and are marketed as a way to fund education and/or social programs. However, it seems that those the lottery is supposed to help are actually being hurt. A recent study showed that U.S. households in the lowest income bracket spend 13 percent of their annual household income on lottery tickets; in contrast, the highest earners spend just 1 percent of their income on the lottery (Bankrate survey, October 2019). So, those who can least afford to spend money on lottery tickets are often the ones buying them. With the chances of winning the lottery being infinitesimal, the whole system preys upon the poor.

First Timothy 6:10 provides wisdom that directly relates to gambling: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” Greed is equated with idolatry in Colossians 3:5. Those who gamble cannot follow the admonition of Hebrews 13:5: “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.” Serving God and serving money are incompatible (Matthew 6:24).

Does the Bible forbid a friendly wager between two players going head-to-head on a tennis court? What about paying a dime into the kitty for a bingo card? Entering a raffle? Filling out a March Madness bracket in the office pool? The answer is, no, the Bible does not explicitly forbid these things. When it comes to betting of any kind, followers of Jesus should use discernment in examining their motives, their testimony, and their responsibility to steward their resources wisely.

Gambling is motivated by greed, and the Bible is against greediness. All this long sermon still returns to that.

No

OKOATA:
Exactly, who even wants a fulani to rule again. It's like this Atiku sef has a stone head. Why contest when your people are ravaging and destroying Nigeria. He won't do anything different and will also shield his people from harm. Atiku is wasting his time. Obi should find another party and let that greedy man be.

Atiku is not a fulani man perse, but a fulani slave. He is actually a Mumuye man.

O

Switruth:
Since when UK start to dey care? Wayo people. The US will teach you all lesson.

This is not their first time. They occasionally issue travel advisory to their citizens, not to Nigerians, if you don't know, you just know now.

datola:
It seems oga Musa knows a lot about these bandit terrorists activities. He appears fits for the job

Musa talks before reasoning. Was he a spoke person or a defense chief?

Hankim:
Is this a joke or something, if it’s true then something is fundamentally wrong with our people from that part of the country irrespective of their religion

How in earth do you believe this hogwash?

No

helinues:
Benue insecurity is mostly reprisal back and forth attack

They pay bandits, herdsmen to attack each other

Late Gana revealed a little before he was silenced

Stop lieing against the dead. Ghana said some people want to kill, displace and occupy Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, etc, he didn't say Benue people pay Fulani to attack themselves.

OLAADEGBU:
SaharaReporters

Eyewitnesses said the crowd became enraged after learning that the suspects were being held within the police station.

Hypocrisy of the highest order. If the said kidnappers or bandits were accused of blasphemy, the police would have handed them over to the mob with a stupid claim that they (the police) were overpowered, now it is the untouchables of the Northern kidnapping and banditary conglomerate, they were not overpowered.

naptu2:
Abdallah Yunus Abdallah is the spokesman of the Kaduna State governor.

Abdallah Yunus Abdallah @Abdool85




Source

I don't trust these people, they may be raising money to finalize the Islamization of the entire north. This money may still end up in the hands of bandits.

REJOICE REJOINDER
To General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) On His Bold Call for Tinubu to Arrest Bandit Sympathizers—Including Sheikh Gumi

FROM THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF HAUSA LAND

We, the Sons and Daughters of Hausa Land, issue this powerful rejoinder in solidarity with General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), whose recent statement calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be ruthless, uncompromising, and decisive against Fulani-led bandits and their sympathizers has shaken the entire nation.

For over a decade, the North has bled.
Our villages have burned.
Our children have been kidnapped.
Our women have been violated.
Our farms have become graveyards.
And many leaders kept silent.

But today, a former head of state
A man who understands war, security, command, strategy
Has told the truth without fear or favour.

1. WE STAND WITH IBB: “NO BANDITS, NO TERRORISTS, NO NEGOTIATORS, NO SYMPATHIZERS SHOULD BE SPARED”

IBB said clearly:

> “No bandits, no terrorists, no terrorists negotiators or terrorists sympathizers should be spared for disrupting the peace of Nigerians.”

This is the boldness the North has been waiting for.
This is the leadership our people were denied for years.
This is the truth our elites refused to speak.

IBB’s words expose the hypocrisy of those who:

Defended bandits

Negotiated for bandits

Carried money to forests

Blamed “foreign Fulani”

And misled the nation with propaganda

IBB has cut through all their lies.

2. IBB HAS OPENLY WARNED PRESIDENT TINUBU: DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH BANDITS

IBB stated:

> “If I were the President, I would NEVER negotiate with bandits and kidnappers.”
“Negotiating with criminals funds your enemies against your own citizens.”

He exposed:

The dangers of ransom payments

The foolishness of negotiation

The betrayal of paying terrorists

The weakness of using clerics as ‘middlemen’

This is a direct challenge to the culture of appeasement that allowed terrorism to grow.

3. IBB’s WORDS EXPOSE SHEIKH GUMI AND ALL OTHER BANDIT “NEGOTIATORS”

IBB said:

> “Those who sympathize with bandits or pose as bandits’ negotiators must face the law.”

This statement clearly aligns with what Nigerians have been demanding for years
that Sheikh Ahmad Gumi should be investigated and held accountable for:

Defending bandits

Blaming government instead of criminals

Going from forest to forest acting as their ambassador

Praising them on national TV

Undermining the Nigerian Army

Protecting the reputation of killers

Justifying kidnappers

Claiming they “deserve amnesty”

IBB’s message has confirmed what the victims always knew:

Negotiators are part of the system enabling terror.

4. IBB’s POSITION DESTROYS THE FALSE MYTH: “BANDITS ARE FOREIGNERS”

For years, certain Fulani elites argued that bandits are foreigners from:

Sudan

Mali

Senegal

Chad

Guinea

But IBB said:

> “Nigeria must take action against those enabling and protecting bandits within.”

This statement confirms:

The criminals are here.

Their sympathizers are here.

Their protectors are here.

Their negotiators are here.

And they are not foreigners.

Every top bandit commander is a Nigerian Fulani, well-known by name and village.

IBB is telling the truth the Sultan of Sokoto refused to tell.

5. IBB’s MESSAGE TO THE MILITARY IS WHAT OUR VICTIMS HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR

He said:

> “If I was the President…
We can go band for band…
We are NOT negotiating!”

This is the military doctrine that should have been used from 2010.

Because:

You do not negotiate with child kidnappers.

You do not negotiate with rapists.

You do not negotiate with arsonists.

You do not negotiate with mass murderers.

You do not negotiate with terrorists.

Negotiation only breeds more terror.

IBB has finally confirmed that truth.

6. IBB HAS GIVEN TINUBU THE POLITICAL COVER TO ACT DECISIVELY

For years, every president was afraid:

“What will northern elites say?”

“What will clerics say?”

“What will Fulani associations say?”

But now:

IBB has spoken for the oppressed, not the oppressors.

He has created a historic opportunity for Tinubu:

Arrest the sympathizers

Crush their networks

Shut down their supply chains

Neutralize their commanders

Investigate their clerical allies

Stop the culture of appeasement

A former president has given the green light.
Now the current president must act.

7. WE REJOICE BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NORTHERN GENERAL IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH

IBB’s courage stands in contrast to:

Politicians who lied

Traditional rulers who defended criminals

Clerics who justified killers

Elites who blamed “foreigners”

Sympathizers who sabotaged security

Opinion leaders who misled the public

For once, the truth is no longer whispered
It is shouted from the top.

And for that, we rejoice.

CONCLUSION

We, the Sons and Daughters of Hausa Land, completely stand with IBB’s position.

His message is:

Clear

Fearless

Patriotic

Long overdue

Aligned with the will of the people

IBB has spoken for justice.
He has spoken for the victims.
He has spoken for the truth.

Now President Tinubu must act.

Arrest the bandits.
Arrest the negotiators.
Arrest the sympathizers.

Peace has no price.
Terror has no tribe.
Nigeria has bled enough.

SIGNED:
Sons and Daughters of Hausa Land
Via: Hausa Activism Network

Source👇

#hausaactivist

They can neither change nor pretend for long.

She will walk away not me. Maybe to the person who gave her.

You edited the part where he said, "If I were the president? What a hypocrisy?

Why are 90% of Igbos sentimental?

Illiterate or literate, 90% Igbos are sentimental. I was following his logic, believing in what I thought was a sound legal reasoning, he urged for calm as the law will be used to free Kanu, and I believed him.

Suddenly, he started asking Tinubu to pardon Kanu and he said it should be immediately.
I have three questions for the said lawyer.

1; If you believe his conviction did not follow the law, why then are you not appealing the judgment but asking for perogative of mercy.

2: If Tinubu pardon Kanu now, I hope you will not become emotional, wh n bandits are arrested, charged, convicted and pardoned immediately?

3; are you aware Mr. Seasoned lawyer, that when Tinubu pardoned some high profile criminals and there was outcry, he reversed it? Don't you think people will do same if Kanu is pardoned? And what will you have Tinubu do in that case?

I hope this meet you well.

abc115:
“Let me be clear: I will not relent. Every Nigerian, in every state, has the right to safety and under my watch, we will secure this nation and protect our people.”

- President Tinubu

My fellow Nigerians,

You will recall that I cancelled my trip to the G20 summit in South Africa to enable me coordinate the security efforts at home.

Thanks to the efforts of our security forces over the last few days, all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State have been rescued.

I am equally happy that 51 out of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger State, have been recovered.

I am closely monitoring the security situation nationwide and receiving continuous updates from the frontline.

Let me be clear: I will not relent. Every Nigerian, in every state, has the right to safety — and under my watch, we will secure this nation and protect our people.

~ Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria

We will, we will, when?

When will you secure it.

The husband may be imptent and be hiding something too.

How else do you want to be told, that Islam is a religion of violence?

Zulum has been swallowed.

Bobloco:
‘Who Ordered Military Withdrawal 45 Minutes Before School Attack?’, Kebbi Governor Seeks Answers




https://leadership.ng/who-ordered-military-withdrawal-45-minutes-before-school-attack-kebbi-governor-seeks-answers/

I don't trust such questions from northern leaders. He may be playing innocent, but may be strategically involved.

For years, ordinary Nigerians have been burying loved ones, while powerful voices in Abuja and the northern states have been busy massaging the egos of killers and sympathizing with them.

Let me refresh your memories.

In 2013, Muhammadu Buhari said that “the military offensive against Boko Haram is anti-North,” attacking Jonathan’s state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Many families who lost loved ones in the North have never forgotten those words. The terrorists even went on to elect him as their spokesman. This same man went on to become a president of Nigeria.

In Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai openly admitted that his government traced violent Fulani herdsmen outside Nigeria and paid them to stop killing people in Southern Kaduna, saying as a Fulani governor he had “no problem paying compensations” to them. This was a governor proudly saying that there was nothing wrong in paying bandits compensations.

In an old sermon, Isa Pantami, who later became Minister of Communications, described Boko Haram fighters as “our Muslim brothers” and complained that they were being killed “like pigs” instead of being pampered like Niger Delta militants. For saying this and openly sympathizing with these terrorists, he was placed in charge of a strategic position as the minister of communication.

Most of you don’t know how powerful the ministry of communications, Innovation, and digital economy is. Let me try to summarize its power in either aiding or impeding the fight against terrorism.

This ministry oversees the entire digital backbone of and structure of the country.
That includes:

-NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission)
-NITDA
-Galaxy Backbone
-National Identity database (NIN)
-Cybersecurity policy and digital surveillance systems
-Telecom regulation through MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile
-Internet monitoring, interception frameworks, SIM registration systems

All of these tools matter directly to national security.

You cannot fight terrorism without:
-Tracking phone calls
-Intercepting communications
-Tracing ransom calls
-Mapping bandit networks
-Identifying sleeper cells

This entire power sits under the Ministry’s regulatory supervision.

If the ministry is strong, coordinated and loyal to national security, terrorists lose their anonymity.
If the ministry is weak, compromised, or misaligned, terrorists operate freely.

This is why countries treat digital and communication ministries as security ministries, not just “internet ministries.”

The ministry leads Nigeria’s entire cybersecurity ecosystem, including:
-National Cybersecurity Policy
-Inter-agency cyber response teams
-Protection of critical digital infrastructure
-Collaboration with security agencies on intelligence

Of course, we know that terrorists now use:
-Encrypted platforms
-Digital fundraising
-Social media networks
-Online propaganda
-Cross-border WhatsApp coordination

The ministry is crucial in shutting these down or letting terrorists do as they please.

To avoid making this post too long, I won’t be able to tell you other importance of this ministry, but you can Subscribe to KaaTruths You/Tube channel and watch a documentary when I discussed this.

Now, let us continue.

In 2021, Lai Mohammed went on live TV and said that if granting amnesty to a warlord would make others surrender, he would “take that decision” and threw his weight behind governors who offered amnesty instead of confrontation to bandits. Lai Mohammed was the minister of Information under President Buhari.

Former Zamfara governor Ahmad Sani Yerima went to see President Tinubu in 2023 and came out publicly urging him to consider amnesty for bandits, arguing that they “deserve amnesty and not death” and should be negotiated with like Niger Delta militants. For him, these terrorists and bandits should not be killed.

Zamfara’s then governor, Bello Matawalle, even told Nigerians that “not all bandits are criminals”, insisting that some picked up guns because vigilantes wronged them, while his government pushed amnesty and cash deals with these same gangs. 

Former Katsina governor Aminu Masari launched an amnesty programme and promoted dialogue with bandits in Buhari’s home state, before later admitting the whole arrangement failed and that he regretted trusting them at all. 

And here’s the big one. Our current Vice President, Kashim Shettima, once said in 2011 that “the Boko Haram people are human beings who deserve fair hearing” and called them “our brothers”, calling for dialogue instead of a hard crackdown. Please, read that again gently. And how many of you still remembered whose house Kabiru Sokoto the Boko Haram prominent leader who bombed Nyanya was caught after escaping from police custody?

Ali Modu Sheriff, on the other hand, is surrounded by thick smoke andd reports linking his time as Borno governor to the rise of Boko Haram, yet he loudly denies everything but said something that most people have really not paid attention to. He said, “it’s not me, it’s Shettima who created Boko Haram.”

Dave Umahi who’s now a minister. At an event in Abakaliki in May 2021, where he presented vehicles to security agencies during his time as governor said:
“Bandits are our children, we should empower them.”

I hope you are still following.

Outside formal politics, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi built a full ministry of sympathy around bandits, insisting they are “not criminals”, demanding amnesty and rehabilitation, and scolding the media for calling them what they are. 

While thousands of villagers, farmers, churchgoers and travellers were being slaughtered, kidnapped and raped, you had powerful men debating the “feelings” of bandits and proposing salaries and amnesty for them.

Let this sink in: there are more powerful voices fighting to launder the image of bandits than there are voices fighting for the widows and orphans they left behind.

One day, Nigeria will have to ask herself: who really created this monster and who kept feeding it with soft words, cash settlements and political protection?

And the most chilling question would probably be: “Can we confidently separate our government from those we are asking the government to protect us from?”

sofeo:
He ought to have thread carefully too.
He was kinda arrogant during this reign and still arrogant in the court

Imagine eastern ppl bowing to him and women laying down their clothes for him to walk on, no big deal in all those, but the feelings he demonstrated on those indicated he's already seeing himself as their lord.

Can't also forget an incident where he went to face the soldiers, beating chest, saying he would go to Abuja and come back with the head of the president, during Buhari's regime can't forget that.

Should Buhari be alive and still the president, this would have been a different sentence.

Mr Man Threaded with so much pride and arrogance mhen, it's well.

Tinubu can't do that, the North will protest at the ballot

Mrexcell:
All from nigeria's stolen common wealth.

Yeah, you got that right

Abemy:
It is alleged that each defecting governor is given N5BN and automatic ticket for second term governors, N1bn for senators and N500m for house of reps defectors. Allegedly.

Top sources within the Presidency told SaharaReporters on Friday that the ongoing wave of defections from opposition parties to the APC is being powered by jaw-dropping financial packages, coordinated directly from the Presidency and supervised by senior government officials around Tinubu.

According to the sources, each state governor who has recently defected to the APC got a total package of N250billion.

"This money is released in two tranches; there is a N100 billion “grant” upfront once commitment is shown, and a balance of N150 billion after the formal defection ceremony," one of the sources revealed.

“So, the state governors defecting to APC get a total N250billion, senators N1billion, and members of the House of Representatives N500million,” he said.

SmartyPants:
Which ones? They don't have names?? You brought incomplete information, and suddenly you're getting defensive when someone is naturally probing further - why?

Congress (APC).

Top sources within the Presidency told SaharaReporters on Friday that the ongoing wave of defections from opposition parties to the APC is being powered by jaw-dropping financial packages, coordinated directly from the Presidency and supervised by senior government officials around Tinubu.

According to the sources, each state governor who has recently defected to the APC got a total package of N250billion.

"This money is released in two tranches; there is a N100 billion “grant” upfront once commitment is shown, and a balance of N150 billion after the formal defection ceremony," one of the sources revealed.

“So, the state governors defecting to APC get a total N250billion, senators N1billion, and members of the House of Representatives N500million,” he said.

SmartyPants:
Who alleged the allegation, allegedly?

Politicians alleged. Who else would?

It is alleged that each defecting governor is given N5BN and automatic ticket for second term governors, N1bn for senators and N500m for house of reps defectors. Allegedly.