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“After We Captured the Real Leader of Boko Haram, I Was Retired, Arrested, and Detained” –Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi Speaks Out...

In a dramatic and deeply revealing letter to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, retired Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi has shed light on what he describes as a disturbing turn of events following a major breakthrough in Nigeria's fight against terrorism.

According to the senior officer, after successfully leading an elite task force that apprehended key figures within the Boko Haram insurgency-including what he called the “real leader” of the terror group-he was not celebrated, but instead met with retaliation: compulsory retirement, arrest, and 64 days of solitary confinement.

Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division and served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), was handpicked to head “Operation Service Wide,” a presidentially sanctioned counter-terrorism investigative team.

The operation reportedly uncovered not only the masterminds of Boko Haram but also a network of financiers, including senior government officials, military officers, and top financial institutions.

“The moment we arrested some of these individuals and started exposing the financial pipelines of terror, the backlash began,” Ali-Keffi revealed in his correspondence. He contends that powerful interests within and outside the government moved swiftly to suppress the operation and silence those behind it.

Even more shockingly, the General raised concerns about the tragic death of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Nigeria’s late Chief of Army Staff, who died in a plane crash in 2021. According to Ali-Keffi, the late COAS was determined to go after terror financiers and had endorsed the work of Operation Service Wide.

The General subtly implied that Attahiru’s death may not have been accidental, urging President Tinubu to revisit the incident and open a transparent investigation into both the crash and the broader sabotage of anti-terror efforts.

The allegations made by General Ali-Keffi, now in the public domain, have ignited calls for accountability. While the federal government has yet to issue an official response, the implications of his testimony are profound. If true, they point to a deeply entrenched system where fighting terrorism is undermined from within, and brave efforts to protect the nation are punished rather than praised.

Ali-Keffi’s whistleblowing has added a new dimension to Nigeria’s complex security challenges. His story raises urgent questions: Who truly benefits from the prolonged war against insurgency? And why are those fighting it from within the system being silenced?

Until these questions are answered with transparency and courage, the nation’s fight against terror may remain compromised—not by lack of will or strategy, but by internal betrayal at the highest levels.

You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE and SS is open.


A storm is coming

We know the sponsors of the terrorists but we can’t mention their names…na una be the sponsors then.gumi can go in and out of the terrorists enclave but the army can not go there

We all know that most of what this retired general has said it's actually true

Reason most of these Governors will continue to turn blind eyes and deaf ears to what is happening in their individual States

You can't tell me that as a Governor you don receive intelligence reports daily

When Nigerians are ready, they will fight

The revelations are striking and sickening 😢.

BlackfireX:
You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE and SS is open.


A storm is coming

South East? 😂🤣🤣🤣😹 let them come

If care is not taken,this Tinubu's govt would be worse than that of Sadam Hussain of Iraq. The pace at which these Bandits,Bokoharam,ISWAP,Nakuruwa and all the Islamic affiliated terrorists are moving unhinged,means that we need external help.

If we don't get that help now,I swear the next election would be a mess.

Tinubu should not allow Gumi back to the country,same thing with Elrufai and some terror sympathisers in some parts of Nigeria.

mrvitalis:
South East? 😂🤣🤣🤣😹 let them come

Nwokem stop saying that. They are in the south east as we talk.
I’m not stirring things up but they really are in the south east.

It’s not even the outskirts of nsukka like Obolo, Enugu Ezike that we are talking about…these towns have fulanis amongst them that help those up north in intelligence, logistics and combat but in Anambra state…they are there lying low.
Go to Orumba north and south, Awka or go to Neni town.
Do your research then come back here and reveal your findings.

You are one of those who keep saying “this is not 1967”…

The fact is that South East isn’t prepared or mobilised in any way to handle any sort of attack.

Why not give the names to investigative journalist to expose. I am not sure why you will write such things, not mention names and make allegations that cannot be fact checked. Sound like you are just looking for attention. Anybody that is making contribution that is not naming names should not distract Nigerians.

mrvitalis:
South East? 😂🤣🤣🤣😹 let them come

The guy is actually right. The danger is real and imminent, except something drastica is done. Are they not attacking SE now? If nothing is done, they will become emboldened to operate in broad daylight like they now do upnorth.

Op, what's your source?

BlackfireX:
You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE .


A storm is coming

South East are ready for them.



They should first finish up south west

BlackfireX:
You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE and SS is open.


A storm is coming

This is the reason I blamed Tinubu because he has not done what is supposed to be done. Give Nigerians state police and state resources control may be 50% to the state and 20%to the local governments. Every state has her own security challenges and home grown solutions should be allowed. Everyone knows that insecurity is most prevalent in the northern Nigeria is fueled solely by Islamic indoctrination. Why should insecurity in zamfara kebbi and Bornu affect someone in Lagos, port Harcourt or benign city,Since they're in love with killings and maiming? This is sharia what breeds......,.

Ali Keffi is someone I have known for ages , one of Nigerias best military officers, a thorough combatant and infantry officer ...He was arrested by the Buhari admin and secretly retired ..He also has evidence that Atttahiru the COAS was assassinated in that plane crash

KosiGee:
Nwokem stop saying that. They are in the south east as we talk.
I’m not stirring things up but they really are in the south east.

It’s not even the outskirts of nsukka like Obolo, Enugu Ezike that we are talking about…these towns have fulanis amongst them that help those up north in intelligence, logistics and combat but in Anambra state…they are there lying low.
Go to Orumba north and south, Awka or go to Neni town.
Do your research then come back here and reveal your findings.

You are one of those who keep saying “this is not 1967”…

The fact is that South East isn’t prepared or mobilised in any way to handle any sort of attack.

Oga rest.


Your kind are those against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for setting up ESN when he saw all this.


They should finish up north and south west first.



We will be fine in south East

ibechris:
If care is not taken,this Tinubu's govt would be worse than that of Sadam Hussain of Iraq. The pace at which these Bandits,Bokoharam,ISWAP,Nakuruwa and all the Islamic affiliated terrorists are moving unhinged,means that we need external help.

If we don't get that help now,I swear the next election would be a mess.

Tinubu should not allow Gumi back to the country,same thing with Elrufai and some terror sympathisers in some parts of Nigeria.

Ipob is also an existential threat to peace in Nigeria.

Do not hide under the northern jihadist bogeyman to exonerate your own land grabbing terrorists.

DomPerignon:
Ipob is also an existential threat to peace in Nigeria.

Do not hide under the northern jihadist bogeyman to exonerate your own land grabbing terrorists.

This one pain u.

Sorry man...

I have no pity when I am speaking the truth.

mrvitalis:
South East? 😂🤣🤣🤣😹 let them come

My dear, south east of today, don't have any first line defence against this raging terrorist's or you think all these local communities vigilantes stand a chance against them?

ESN which should have been our hope has been greatly sabotage by our people, no even hears anything about them again, the future is really scary.

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MightyCJ:
“After We Captured the Real Leader of Boko Haram, I Was Retired, Arrested, and Detained” –Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi Speaks Out...

In a dramatic and deeply revealing letter to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, retired Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi has shed light on what he describes as a disturbing turn of events following a major breakthrough in Nigeria's fight against terrorism.

According to the senior officer, after successfully leading an elite task force that apprehended key figures within the Boko Haram insurgency-including what he called the “real leader” of the terror group-he was not celebrated, but instead met with retaliation: compulsory retirement, arrest, and 64 days of solitary confinement.

Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division and served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), was handpicked to head “Operation Service Wide,” a presidentially sanctioned counter-terrorism investigative team.

The operation reportedly uncovered not only the masterminds of Boko Haram but also a network of financiers, including senior government officials, military officers, and top financial institutions.

“The moment we arrested some of these individuals and started exposing the financial pipelines of terror, the backlash began,” Ali-Keffi revealed in his correspondence. He contends that powerful interests within and outside the government moved swiftly to suppress the operation and silence those behind it.

Even more shockingly, the General raised concerns about the tragic death of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Nigeria’s late Chief of Army Staff, who died in a plane crash in 2021. According to Ali-Keffi, the late COAS was determined to go after terror financiers and had endorsed the work of Operation Service Wide.

The General subtly implied that Attahiru’s death may not have been accidental, urging President Tinubu to revisit the incident and open a transparent investigation into both the crash and the broader sabotage of anti-terror efforts.

The allegations made by General Ali-Keffi, now in the public domain, have ignited calls for accountability. While the federal government has yet to issue an official response, the implications of his testimony are profound. If true, they point to a deeply entrenched system where fighting terrorism is undermined from within, and brave efforts to protect the nation are punished rather than praised.

Ali-Keffi’s whistleblowing has added a new dimension to Nigeria’s complex security challenges. His story raises urgent questions: Who truly benefits from the prolonged war against insurgency? And why are those fighting it from within the system being silenced?

Until these questions are answered with transparency and courage, the nation’s fight against terror may remain compromised—not by lack of will or strategy, but by internal betrayal at the highest levels.

some people want to take over the country

The real sponsors and backers of these terrorists jihadists are entrenched high up in government.

BlackfireX:
You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE and SS is open.


A storm is coming

na sE go be dey death roll we go finish dem patapata

What a lie.

Lol and somebody wants me to believe that Nigeria is not a zoo

BlackfireX:
You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE and SS is open.


A storm is coming

They can hardly survive in South East and Niger Delta that 99.9% non-muslim.

KosiGee:
Nwokem stop saying that. They are in the south east as we talk.
I’m not stirring things up but they really are in the south east.

It’s not even the outskirts of nsukka like Obolo, Enugu Ezike that we are talking about…these towns have fulanis amongst them that help those up north in intelligence, logistics and combat but in Anambra state…they are there lying low.
Go to Orumba north and south, Awka or go to Neni town.
Do your research then come back here and reveal your findings.

You are one of those who keep saying “this is not 1967”…

The fact is that South East isn’t prepared or mobilised in any way to handle any sort of attack.

Laughable...

They cannot survive for long the in the East that 99% non-muslim. They need local support if they must survive. Until then they remain soft targets..

Anywhere these Islamic terrorists hold sway, there are local muslim indigenes supporting them from North to Yorubaland..Same cannot be said in Eastern and Niger Delta part of Nigeria that are 99% non-muslim

Goldensword:
My dear, south east of today, don't have any first line defence against this raging terrorist's or you think all these local communities vigilantes stand a chance against them?

ESN which should have been our hope has been greatly sabotage by our people, no even hears anything about them again, the future is really scary.

If it was ESN killing Ndigbo in Ihiala, Orsu, Orlu, Oru with their members using their position to settle scores by eliminating their own people and kindred, while creating generational hatred, then ESN should cease to exist. It was set up to reduce the population of Ndigbo.

Books are currently being written on the carnage suffered in the hands of these boys initially christened 'Umuoma' affectionately by the locals till they turned rogue..

The north will be the end of the country they so much cherish. With the ways these bandits are moving. I doubt if this country will last.

BlackfireX:
You christains still think this people are joking


Once they conquered kwara state SW is open
Once they decimate benue state SE and SS is open.


A storm is coming

Which South east? They know why they've not come to South east apart from the outskirts of Enugu and Ebonyi... There are people in the bushes waiting for them.

They should face other areas.

duduade:
We all know that most of what this retired general has said it's actually true

Reason most of these Governors will continue to turn blind eyes and deaf ears to what is happening in their individual States

You can't tell me that as a Governor you don receive intelligence reports daily

When Nigerians are ready, they will fight

It is the duty of the SSS to submit security reports every to the president, governors everyday. It may even include local government chairmen, but I am not 100% sure.

I don't know if the DSS does the same.

APC is terrorism and terrorism is APC.

No two ways about it.


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