A document has been uncovered which showed how President Muhammadu Buhari’s communication minister Isa Pantami and other Muslim leaders plotted to assassinate former Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa. It was unclear whether the conclusion of the Muslim leaders was responsible for the helicopter crash that killed Mr Yakowa, and the minister did not immediately return a request seeking comments from Peoples Gazette on Wednesday night.



Mr Yakowa was the first Christian governor of Kaduna, which is divided between Muslim and Christians, although with a mostly Muslim population.

Mr Pantami chaired the July 13, 2010, meeting of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), a foremost Isla mic body led by Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar, where it was agreed that Mr Yakowa and his family must be eliminated because he was a Christian leader leading a state in the Muslim-dominated North.

“We must either use the security or other means to eliminate the governor, his family and all those they perceive as supporting him,” Mr Pantami and other leaders said in their communique adopted at the meeting held at Bauchi Central Mosque.

The meeting complained that Mr Yakowa was making moves to contest for governor in 2011 and he had the support of former President Goodluck Jonathan, a fellow Christian.

Mr Yakowa became governor in 2010 when Mr Jonathan tapped Namadi Sambo, then Kaduna governor, as his vice-president.

Mr Yakowa contested in 2011 and won a substantive four-year term. He was killed in a helicopter crash barely a year later in 2012, alongside former national security adviser Owoeye Patrick Azazi. The event had long been suspected to be more than just an accident, and investigation into what happened was never concluded or made public.

The minister did not immediately return a request seeking comments about the 2010 meeting.

Document about the meeting surfaced as Mr Pantami came under pressure to step down from office after The Gazette uncovered details of his past inflammatory statements. The minister said he was always happy about the massacre of unbelievers.

He also said Osama Bin Laden was a better Muslim than himself and wished Al Qaeda and the Taliban success in their terrorism.

Jerryherd:
You guys are just making Pantanmi more heroic to most Northerners, infact Buhari might just give him more ministries

Jerryherd:
You guys are just making Pantanmi more heroic to most Northerners, infact Buhari might just give him more ministries

Sanchez01:

Not in this age and time. The more the dirts, the greater his fall.

okeyglm:
This guy's are bold and nothing will happen. They feel the country is exclusively their's. May God punish all of them.

Jerryherd:


I guess you don't understand the logic of most Northerners....

Yerima introduced Sharia and he is loved accross North till date,

Once Buhari campaigned to make Sharia a Nigerian Law the whole North started voting him

Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi led a mob of rioters to behead an Ibo man that rubbished a Quran, the whole North started supporting him, the moment he asked them to shun Almajiri and get educated they kicked him out

Pantanmi go the fame he enjoys through extremist veiws, the day Pantanmi openly apologize, North would kick him out... So for now he is the best thing to happen to them


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Jerryherd:


I guess you don't understand the logic of most Northerners....

Yerima introduced Sharia and he is loved accross North till date,

Once Buhari campaigned to make Sharia a Nigerian Law the whole North started voting him

Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi led a mob of rioters to behead an Ibo man that rubbished a Quran, the whole North started supporting him, the moment he asked them to shun Almajiri and get educated they kicked him out

Pantanmi go the fame he enjoys through extremist veiws, the day Pantanmi openly apologize, North would kick him out... So for now he is the best thing to happen to them


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Gandollaar:
Stop fishing for idiots please!
Buhari himself will soon be in trouble the way this matter is going.

Sanchez01:

I do. Ironically, the country is in a delicate position for Northerners to have the upper hand. There are great calls for secession and the leech, which is the North, needs to behave else all will be lost.

Another thing to add is that the international community has been dragged into the fray, all thanks to Deji Adeyanju and Co. We know terrorism runs deep within the government of Buhari but I know Pantami will be sacrificed to save face.

GeorgeTheCoder:


Abeg try to dey shut up. What is the meaning of "nothing will happen ?"

Nothing will happen if we have women like you hiding among the men. Our gallant heroes in the SW, SS and Middle Belt are already making sure something happens and fighting fire with fire.

Now go off and make dinner with the women in the kitchen.

Jerryherd:



Let's always try to use logic before typing and giving analysis

Buhari in troubles with who exactly?!

ggood:
Southern Kaduna Christians are still crying till today because of the Dead of Yakowa, it's was a well plan assassination, The Muslims terrorist in Kaduna never wanted a Christian to rule over them.Northern Muslims believe that is a Crime against Allah if you allow Christian to rule over them.

Gandollaar:
Na wa oo

Imhotep lzaa ngadawo sisterfire Give me Biafra now!!

Gandollaar:
This fvcking country does not belong to northerners alone!

Stop forming neutral, your support for this terrorist in power since his ordeal began is well documented.

Gandollaar:
He will not be president for ever.

All the dirts swirling around would finally land on him as a co-conspirator.