Reminder 3 BUHARI AND BOKO HARAM “So, where does Buhari come in, in all these? He is a National Leader, a Northerner and a leading opposition figure in the country. Thrice, he had attempted to rule the country and thrice he had failed. There is the possibility of his trying a fourth time. Since the Boko Haram virus broke and began to spread in the country, the man had maintained almost a deafening silence. He had not spoken openly in condemnation of the atrocities of the group. This had fuelled speculations that the deadly sect enjoyed support from prominent Northerners, including Buhari. Even the national government had through its functionaries, tacitly accused the opposition leaders of being in cahoots with the group since they had not denounced its activities, other than merely knocking President Jonathan for not decisively tackling the insurgency. In the case of the General, he had been accused of being behind the bloodletting that has ravaged the North since the 2011 presidential poll. Evidence? He had spoken about the monkey and baboon being soaked in blood, if elections were rigged. And when blood began to flow as a result of ethno-religious crises in the North, Buhari faced accusations despite his several denials to the contrary.” The Sun Newpaper May 12, 2014
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