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El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu - Politics - Nairaland

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El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Omooba77(op): 10:57am On Jul 02, 2021
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that Boko Haram terrorists and bandits are different from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, because they don’t have a recognised and centralised leadership.

He said Kanu is a visible and central leader, based abroad and calling for the dissolution of the country.

Governor el-Rufai said this in an interview on BBC Pidgin monitored by Vanguard, on Friday morning.

El-Rufai made the comments while responding to a question bordering on Nigerians asking why the bandits and terrorists in the North are not being treated with the same swiftness agitators in the southern parts are dealt.

According to el-Rufai, “I was very happy (when Nnamdi Kanu was arrested) because, first he jumped bail, jeopardising his sureties.

“Secondly, a person that challenges the sovereignty and the authority of a state and incites violence; he refers to his own country as a zoo.


“This should be a message to all these separatists challenging the authority of the Nigerian State to be very careful.”

Asked about handling Boko Haram and bandits with the same swiftness, he said: “No! No! No! No! People are comparing apples to oranges.

“Nnamdi Kanu is the leader of IPOB, a proscribed organisation. He is identifiable, in constant communication and everyone knows where he is.

“Let’s take Boko Haram for instance. Shekau was in hiding and for the past 10 years and the military had been waging a war to get him.


“It is not like Shekau was in Saudi Arabia, sitting in one place, tweeting about the break up of Nigeria or asking Boko Haram to go and kill Helen and Nasir el-Rufai.

“Nnamdi Kanu is in one place while Shekau is waging guerrilla warfare. The insurgency is still going on and the Federal Government is not giving up.

“Regarding bandits, they are not centralised under one leadership. Who is the head of the bandits? Who is the equivalent of Nnamdi Kanu with banditry?

“Bandits are just collections of independent criminals. It is a business for them. It is not a case of Nigeria must break up.

“I want to challenge anyone to tell me the central leader of bandits in the same position as Kanu.”
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/boko-haram-bandits-are-different-from-ipob-nnamdi-kanu-el-rufai/

Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Jashub: 10:59am On Jul 02, 2021
A terrorist will always sympathize with the wrong ideas of justice and fairness
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by istina: 11:01am On Jul 02, 2021
Can you hear that?
Northerners would rather embrace their own evil than betray themselves to others. That is what the southerners don't have.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Freestainworld(m): 11:02am On Jul 02, 2021
Una see am? Fulani always protect their own, they will be sacrificing soldiers in the North for no reason, just imagine what a sitting governor is talking about, Boko haram that have killed thousands of people, also globally recognised as second most deadly terror group , this northern politicians are prime sponsors of this terrorist group.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by yenereal(m): 11:04am On Jul 02, 2021
grin
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by KRSWon: 11:05am On Jul 02, 2021
pwd65:
Another wack story
How? huh
Are those not El-Rufai's words?
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Omooba77(op): 11:05am On Jul 02, 2021
Freestainworld:
Una see am? Fulani always protect their own, they will be sacrificing soldiers in the North for no reason, just imagine what a sitting governor is talking about, Boko haram that have killed thousands of people, also globally recognised as second most deadly terror group , this northern politicians are prime sponsors of this terrorist group.
Death has no effect in the north, it is daily occurence, but power means alot to average northerner.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by AfonjaMuslim: 11:07am On Jul 02, 2021
Why are northerners so pained by the "zoo" word
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by JubrilBuhari: 11:08am On Jul 02, 2021
I won't be surprised if wicked midget the El-Rufai is actually the patron of bandits.
Believe it or not Kaduna 2 feet terrorist never see them as evil.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Saifullah01:
unlike our media I'll comment when I listen to the interview.

In all fairness to El-rufai (which most comments here lack) he has advocated for bandits to be "sentenced to death", he has invited the NAF to carry out multiple air raids in his state on bandits camps. What he meant is that unlike ipob, these bandits dont have a central leadership. now isn't that a statement of fact? Has the death of shekau or M.yusuf stopped BH. But the government will continue to target the various leadership of this hydra headed monster. And we pray they succeed.

But what do I know, infer whatever you will from the article, your problem
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by ezugegere(m): 11:14am On Jul 02, 2021
If you still do not know that El-Rufai is a terrorist, you have a long way to go
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Earlystar698(m): 11:16am On Jul 02, 2021
The terrorist should stop jubilating, IPOB is not people that be bought with money..
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Benmob: 11:16am On Jul 02, 2021
Freestainworld:
Una see am? Fulani always protect their own, they will be sacrificing soldiers in the North for no reason, just imagine what a sitting governor is talking about, Boko haram that have killed thousands of people, also globally recognised as second most deadly terror group , this northern politicians are prime sponsors of this terrorist group.
when power is involve dey don't care about d killing of there pple and even d pple like d way terrorist is killing them because they like or prefer staying in IDP camp for government feeling them
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Tolumiide: 11:16am On Jul 02, 2021
Ok
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Nwadiuto247: 11:18am On Jul 02, 2021
Omooba77:
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that Boko Haram terrorists and bandits are different from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, because they don’t have a recognised and centralised leadership.

He said Kanu is a visible and central leader, based abroad and calling for the dissolution of the country.

Governor el-Rufai said this in an interview on BBC Pidgin monitored by Vanguard, on Friday morning.


el-Rufai made the comments while responding to a question bordering on Nigerians asking why the bandits and terrorists in the North are not being treated with the same swiftness agitators in the southern parts are dealt.

According to el-Rufai, “I was very happy (when Nnamdi Kanu was arrested) because, first he jumped bail, jeopardising his sureties.

“Secondly, a person that challenges the sovereignty and the authority of a state and incites violence; he refers to his own country as a zoo.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/boko-haram-bandits-are-different-from-ipob-nnamdi-kanu-el-rufai/
Nonsense talk
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Paperwhite(m): 11:19am On Jul 02, 2021
Bastards! Terrorists will always be terrorists and fully support their own.Even Lai Mohammed said Gumi is better than IPOB.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Dymaco(m): 11:30am On Jul 02, 2021
Shame on south east governors and politicians. See how this men are protecting bandits responsible for killing many people in the north. It is only fool that will think that northern politicians don't support herdsmen
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Dymaco(m): 11:30am On Jul 02, 2021
Aad
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Omooba77(op): 11:39am On Jul 02, 2021
Nwadiuto247:
Nonsense talk
Very arrant nonsense indeed!
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Omooba77(op): 11:44am On Jul 02, 2021
“Secondly, a person that challenges the sovereignty and the authority of a state and incites violence; he refers to his own country as a zoo.
But Islamic jihadists hoisting flags everywhere are not doing so?
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by CodeTemplar: 11:48am On Jul 02, 2021
Nonsense.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Joromi1: 12:02pm On Jul 02, 2021
He's right in a way. Bandits and Boko Haram are faceless whereas Nnamdi Kanu is not. He was even granted interviews by media houses and TV stations while in refuge.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Omooba77(op): 12:03pm On Jul 02, 2021
CodeTemplar:
Nonsense.
Our leaders are too insensitive, anyhow I cant blame them culture differs.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by History555: 12:06pm On Jul 02, 2021
Bandits are have leaders. If not how does gumi know the names of their leaders
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 12:07pm On Jul 02, 2021
El Rufai we know who you're.

Like El Rufai like Pantami.

I blame Azikiwe.

But then the awakening & enlightenment is fast approaching.
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by Kagd10:
First, no fool has a right to determine the position of an ethnic group. If they wanna form their country, they have a right to it. No fool has a right to thwart them. Bosnia separated from Croatia, I don't see any fool crying. The Uselesss El rufai, Uselesss Buhari and his fellow cows should sink that into their skulls.

Secondly, are these people below in the pictures faceless? Are they? Is Gumi faceless? Buhari dey mad?

Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by vcente(m): 12:18pm On Jul 02, 2021
This is exactly how rufai talks sometimes
Re: El-Rufai: Boko Haram, Bandits Are Different From IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by History555: 12:19pm On Jul 02, 2021
Mumu and idiotic south east govs will rather eat fulani shit and utter a word in defence of their people
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