El-Rufai Says Boko Haram Leaders Cannot Be Arrested Like Nnamdi Kanu

Governor of Kaduna state, governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that the Federal Governement cannot arrest Boko Haram leaders and terrorists like they did the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The governor said this is because, unlike the Igbo secessionist group, Boko Haram does not have a central leadership, hence, no one in particular can be apprehended.

El-Rufai made this statement in response to the accusations by some Nigerian citizens of the incapability of the government to handle the Boko Haram issue like they are doing for IPOB.

Here is his statement during an interview with BBC Pidgin:

“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.

“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 equivanlent of Nmandi 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.”

Source: Linda Ikeji

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