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Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Racoon(op): 3:22pm On Jan 19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRueo4ETFeM?si=ltw0HiHY7blhdXsJ
Senator Shehu Sani has said that terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East and North-West of Nigeria are not foreigners, but people from the region.

Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, stated this during a public discussion on insecurity. He insisted that for insecurity to be a thing of the past in the North, leaders of the region must lead the solution.

According to him, claims that terrorists and bandits come from Mail, Malawi or any other African countries are misleading.

Senator Shehu Sani has said that terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East and North-West of Nigeria are not foreigners, but people from the region.

Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, stated this during a public discussion on insecurity. He insisted that for insecurity to be a thing of the past in the North, leaders of the region must lead the solution.

According to him, claims that terrorists and bandits come from Mail, Malawi or any other African countries are misleading. “The terrorists killing people in the North East are not from Congo, Malawi, Libya or Egypt; they are northerners, and they are Muslims.

We must be honest about this. The bandits in the North-West are not from Senegal, Mali, Morocco, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau, they are Fulani from the North-West of Nigeria' 'he said

Explaining how he believes the issue should be addressed, Sani argued that the region must stop externalising the problem. “It is for us to solve this problem, not anybody else, they are not speaking Chinese or Spanish. They speak Fulani, Hausa and Kanuri. These are our languages.”

On how many armed men are involved, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, said the number of active fighters is not as large as many assume. “The total number of bandits and terrorists is not more than 5,000''he said[/quote]

Sani urged Northern leaders to decide when they will confront the issue directly and design a regional security response based on accurate information about the groups involved.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Racoon(op): 3:23pm On Jan 19*

“The terrorists killing people in the North East are not from Congo, Malawi, Libya or Egypt; they are northerners, and they are Muslims.

We must be honest about this. The bandits in the North-West are not from Senegal, Mali, Morocco, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau, they are Fulani from the North-West of Nigeria.

So, it is for us to solve this problem as they are not speaking Chinese or Spanish. They speak Fulani, Hausa and Kanuri. These are our languages.”

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by SisterAnn(f): 3:32pm On Jan 19

Nope!

They are foreigners from mali, Libya and Sudan.

Mummy see oo 😅🤣😂

Good morning senator turned blogger. 😅🤣

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by eagleu: 3:34pm On Jan 19

A terrorist who states that he's from Niger Republic, speaks only French and Fulani is a Nigerian just because he speaks a Nigerian language, Fulani?
Senator confusion doesn't cease to amaze with his double speak.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by SisterAnn(f): 3:37pm On Jan 19

The north refused to collaborate on a common regional security network because those who should champion it are cashing out from the persisting terror, while living safely in Abuja high brow.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Racoon(op): 3:41pm On Jan 19

Today, Shehu Sani is trying in futility to twist the narrative. He has forgotten that the govt he asslick and their supporters now believed in a New York Times published an article that a screwdriver seller in Onitsha supplied the intelligence that US used in striking Sokoto.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by CodeTemplarr: 3:47pm On Jan 19

Who doesnt know that?

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Freshandfitpod: 3:52pm On Jan 19

And they are also in the government feeding fat on stolen wealth.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by san4P(m): 5:28pm On Jan 19

Racoon:
https://m.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/11/terrorists-bandits-not-foreigners-theyare-from-the-north-senator-shehu-sani-video.html

History reminds us that Buhari blocked the South West borders to curb illegal smuggling of petroleum products... whether it achieved the results we will disclose later...

It's correct that Fulanis are the main culprits of the terrorism in Nigeria... and they span across into other neighbouring nations .. so let's totally block the northern borders of Nigeria from now till year end... and see the impact of curbing their logistics routes...

If they stubbornly go the way of artillery battles from outside Nigeria... then we know it is full bombardment response by the Nigerian Airforce... and we will flag down such neighbouring nation as "unfriendly"... RENAISSANCE

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by chiagozien(m): 7:27pm On Jan 19

Is that why Tinubu and yorubas invited Trump to bomb Northerners?

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Elusive001: 7:36pm On Jan 19

So buhari, the APC god, lied.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by DelilahMakinde(f): 7:38pm On Jan 19

That means foreigners are part and parcel of the North

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Image123(m): 7:47pm On Jan 19

Both sides are correct in a way.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by tunjijones(m): 7:49pm On Jan 19

Not ruling out that some of these terrorists are foreigners but majority of them are Nigerians.

Though there are some Fulani people that their job is just to be moving around in African forest, terrorising people and stealing from them. Kidnapping and collecting ransom.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by jamafa: 7:55pm On Jan 19

chiagozien:
Is that why Tinubu and yorubas invited Trump to bomb Northerners?

Emeka 😂

No b unah invite trump again??

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Elusive001: 7:57pm On Jan 19

DelilahMakinde:
That means foreigners are part and parcel of the North

But some never-do-wells were shouting "Sovereignty" in December.

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Elusive001: 7:59pm On Jan 19

jamafa:
Emeka 😂

No b unah invite trump again??

We get power to invite Trump. Good to know. Na screwdrivers seller una say run am ooo. Pliers, hammers, even saw seller never enter the equation una don dey hallucinate oooo

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by ceejay80s(m): 8:27pm On Jan 19

We know,
I no tell una, If I type aboki here , Seun will ban me, is aboki name a curse?
Aboki means friend, so why ban anybody who mentions aboki,

Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by chiagozien(m): 8:40pm On Jan 19

jamafa:
Emeka 😂

No b unah invite trump again??

Olaniyi your Nigeria Army understand Yoruba government no collabor to bomb Northerners again 🤣😂😂🤣🤣

Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by free2ryhme: 8:43pm On Jan 19

Racoon:
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https://m.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/11/terrorists-bandits-not-foreigners-theyare-from-the-north-senator-shehu-sani-video.html

THE INSECTS THAT EATS LEAVES RESIDE INSAIDE THE LEAF

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Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Konquest: 10:51pm On Jan 19

Racoon:
https://m.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/11/terrorists-bandits-not-foreigners-theyare-from-the-north-senator-shehu-sani-video.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRueo4ETFeM?si=ltw0HiHY7blhdXsJ

The video right ABOVE was uploaded on November 26 2025.

Shehu Sani made that over simplistic statement about the these jihadi groups and bandits being Fula, Hausa, and Kanuri speakers from Northern Nigeria in the
Timestamp @1:34 mins.

NOW, Shehu Sani's comment is NOT absolutely true BECAUSE it's a well-known FACT in the intelligence agencies and to those of us who have a clear understanding of global geopolitical dynamics that MAJORITY of those Fulas engaging in banditry are foreign Fulas from the West African Sahelian countries of West Africa who have since 2001 engaged in disposing indigenous Hausa people, Plateau people, Southern Kaduna people, etc, off their ancestral homelands and renaming them with Fula names in these North West and Middle Belt States of Nigeria.

Even the BH and ISWAP jihadi terror gangs operating in the Lake Chad Region aren't fully Kanuris from Nigeria but there are Malians, foreign Fulas, Chadians, etc who are members.

The BH members are known to have got their combat trainings and logistics as far back as 2010 from the jihadi terror gangs in Mali via JNIM which is the deadliest terror group in West Africa right now having taken control of over half of Mali, over half of Burkina Faso and a large part of Niger Republic thereby posing more risks to Nigeria's security.

Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by TheNobleProphet: 11:50pm On Jan 19

Shehi Sani is lying again!

Majority of these bandits and terrorists are foreigners from neighboring countries who have been given safe haven by Nigerian northerners!👌💯

That is the main reason why General Christopher Musa is calling for our borders in the north to be reinforced with perimeter barriers!

Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Inspiration2017: 1:53am On Jan 20

Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North

Based on Senator Shehu Sani's statements, several key points can be deduced:

Main Argument:
Sani is pushing back against a common narrative that attributes Nigeria's insecurity to foreign actors. He insists the terrorists and bandits are indigenous to northern Nigeria, speaking local languages (Fulani, Hausa, Kanuri) and are primarily from the communities they terrorize.

Implications of his position:

Accountability: By identifying the problem as internal rather than external, he's calling for northern leaders to take direct ownership of the solution rather than deflecting blame to foreign infiltrators.

Scale assessment: His claim that there are only about 5,000 active fighters suggests the problem, while serious, may be more manageable than portrayed - implying that political will and proper strategy could make a significant difference.

Political courage: This is a fairly bold stance in Nigerian politics, where the "foreign fighters" narrative has often been used to explain away local grievances, ethnic tensions, and governance failures that may fuel recruitment into armed groups.

Root causes: His framing suggests the violence stems from internal issues within northern Nigeria - potentially poverty, marginalization, ethnic conflicts, or political grievances - rather than external jihadist expansion.

Potential controversies: His ethnic/religious specificity ("they are Muslims," "they are Fulani" wink

could be seen as either honest truth-telling or as potentially inflammatory, depending on one's perspective.

Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by MyExpression(m): 9:30am On Jan 20

Inspiration2017:
Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North

Based on Senator Shehu Sani's statements, several key points can be deduced:

Main Argument:
Sani is pushing back against a common narrative that attributes Nigeria's insecurity to foreign actors. He insists the terrorists and bandits are indigenous to northern Nigeria, speaking local languages (Fulani, Hausa, Kanuri) and are primarily from the communities they terrorize.

Implications of his position:

Accountability: By identifying the problem as internal rather than external, he's calling for northern leaders to take direct ownership of the solution rather than deflecting blame to foreign infiltrators.

Scale assessment: His claim that there are only about 5,000 active fighters suggests the problem, while serious, may be more manageable than portrayed - implying that political will and proper strategy could make a significant difference.

Political courage: This is a fairly bold stance in Nigerian politics, where the "foreign fighters" narrative has often been used to explain away local grievances, ethnic tensions, and governance failures that may fuel recruitment into armed groups.

Root causes: His framing suggests the violence stems from internal issues within northern Nigeria - potentially poverty, marginalization, ethnic conflicts, or political grievances - rather than external jihadist expansion.

Potential controversies: His ethnic/religious specificity ("they are Muslims," "they are Fulani" could be seen as either honest truth-telling or as potentially inflammatory, depending on one's perspective.

Based on the emboldened, this could also be an attempt to humanise the terrorists and halt the US bombings...to sue for amnesty et al.

Re: Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Foreigners. They’re From The North - Shehu Sani by Insectkiller: 10:16am On Jan 20

Do dey even have borders...
It's backyard of their brothers and sisters..
The northern elders knw d problem but nature or pattern are difficult to change..
If harbour evil, it has become part of you..the resultant effect is what d society is facing...

Afteral, British caused all dis rubbish of their selfish interest...

Sani has said it all...the northern governors should form a security network and end dis ordeal once and for all...

God bless Nigeria or break Nigeria..

san4P:
History reminds us that Buhari blocked the South West borders to curb illegal smuggling of petroleum products... whether it achieved the results we will disclose later...

It's correct that Fulanis are the main culprits of the terrorism in Nigeria... and they span across into other neighbouring nations .. so let's totally block the northern borders of Nigeria from now till year end... and see the impact of curbing their logistics routes...

If they stubbornly go the way of artillery battles from outside Nigeria... then we know it is full bombardment response by the Nigerian Airforce... and we will flag down such neighbouring nation as "unfriendly"... RENAISSANCE

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