IHEJIRIKA: DIVERSE VOICES RISE IN DEFENSE....VOICES THAT SHOULD KNOW. When Davis the Australian accused Ihejirika of being a Boko Haram sponsor. I said why are we protecting Ihejirika? He was mentioned and so should be investigated Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was mentioned but El Rufai and the Nigerian media have acted like the former head of Central Bank was not fingered in any way. Even Ali Modu Sheriffs role is less spoken about than that of Ihejirika. The Northern politicians and elites have finally gotten the escape they needed. Yes it is not them who have ruled and ruined Nigeria, it is not them who could not develop human capacity that my small town of Sapele has produced more world-beating athletes than all the core Northern states of nearly fifty million people combined. Suddenly it is Ihejirika that made that all a Northern kid has to do to enter a Unity School was score the same amount in an exam that a Chimpazee with a pencil can score viz 2 out of 400. Unlike many of my friends on facebook, I do not in anyway rubbish the Australian. He is a man of honour and told you how he got to know Ihejirika sponsors Boko Haram. He said I was told. Now how hearsay suddenly has become admissible in court I do not know. The Australian did not lie. HE TOLD US WHAT HE WAS TOLD. It is just that anyone can tell anyone anything and why I asked was he sold a dummy? Professor Sagay SAN leads the voices that rubbishes what the Australian said he was told. He states inter alia that Ihejirika is Ibo Christian and during his reign, he did not spare Boko Haram enough that same El Rufai and Northern Elders threatened to take him to court. But this respected SANs statement is not even as official as the boss of the DSS, a body whose business it is to know the sponsors and she has said Ihejirika is not a Boko Haram sponsor But even more telling than this is the report of the army officials who today risk life and limb, sometimes being under enough fire to run to Cameroun, those same army men who die in Bama, Gwoza, Sambissa etc while idiots disparage their efforts from the comfort of their bedroom behind their blackberry phones and ipad, listen to these men who point out that IHEJIRIKA IS NOT THE CHIEF OF AIR STAFF SO CANNOT ORDER THE TAKE OFF OF ANY PLANE (obviously referring to the chain of command needed to get military helicopters to drop goods, food or fuel or anything for Boko Haram) It will be beneficial for you to read the reports of the heads of our army as they speak about their former boss. For those who want President Jonathan to fail and welcome whatever news that seek to reduce him and his performance, I know you have had a field day. But for the rest of Nigerians who want the truth and use their heads, this is the state of terrorism today by the Nigerian army bosses as they discuss Bama, Gwoza, Ihejirika and Boko Haram as well as show anger at El Rufai who they accuse of abusing his democratic right to freedom of speech. Hear them Military ‘ve killed 1,200 insurgents –AVM Marizu Sharing this view, former Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command of the Nigerian Airforce, Air Vice Marshall Chris Marizu (rtd), yesterday, cautioned politicians against utterances that were capable of pitching the armed forces against the citizens they were supposed to protect noting that the military forces have killed 1200 Boko Haram insurgents in the battle for Bama, Borno State. He spoke in the light of the current challenges in the counter- terrorism efforts in the North east which has understandably elicited a sense of apprehension among citizens and even foreign allies, as He made the disclosure just as the President of Course 18 participants of the Nigeria Defence Academy, Air Commodore Olufemi Agbetuyi warned that it was high time the nation stopped mixing politics with security issues. Speaking at the 18th regular course re-union in Abuja yesterday, AVM Marizu said, “People should know that some persons who have done so much for this country and the military institution cannot just be rubbished on the altar of politics. “Some unscrupulous citizens of this country are using the advantages that they enjoy under democracy to malign the military with innuendos and statements without facts. All the things that Mr. Davies said for instance, there was nothing in it and no facts to buttress anything. The angle of aircraft for instance, was Ihejirika the Chief of Air Staff? “It shows there are undemocratic elements working in tandem with outsiders trying to destroy this country. For instance, the last few days, the media has been awash with reports that Boko Haram has over-run Bama and taken over the city whereas, the reverse is the case. We have troops there and we are in touch on a daily basis” “The truth is that as at Tuesday, our soldiers had killed over 700 Boko Haram insurgents during the battle. The following day, another 500 terrorists were killed. What is happening is not what is being reported in the newspapers and sometimes I wonder if the media are Nigerian media or what they seek to gain by running our soldiers down” In his contribution, Air Commodore Agbetuyi cautioned politicians in the country against trying to bring the name of the military into disrepute warning that doing so will amount bringing down the military. On allegation against General Azubuike Ihejirika, he said, “Some political elites do not understand what the man went through as COAS, the sleepless nights, the sacrifices General Ihejirika made for the country. I recall how he was tackling the security challenge in the country and some Nigerians who do not understand or pretending not to, or some enemies of Nigeria said the army was killing people indiscriminately. The same people today are saying he sponsors Boko Haram. Does it make sense?” Rume Ima Niboro Imagwe Jude Emmanuel Erhabor-Bello Michael Dedon Edwin Dico Okugbo Donald Ekpo May Ubeku Peter Onagie Osigbemeh Ememaro Peter Ataiku Chioma Powers Mary Kanu Chinwe Ezeh Sandra Ote Dafiaghor Igho David Daniel Obasi Nonso Okey Okpala Nwokolo Theophilus Theophilus Okojie
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