by Eze Eluchie,
From informed
Turkish perspectives, funding for the failed coup plot was channeled by United
States officials through Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) to the coup
plotters.
Considering that
thousands of Nigerians fly through Turkey (via Turkish Airways), and the growing penchant by
Turkish authorities to arrest and detain all and sundry with the remotest of
links (if any) to the failed coup attempt, one is left to wonder if there was
any national (Nigerian) interest in partaking in the failed coup plot or if
merely it was personal interests by a despot willing to do whatsoever for the
system that helped him into office.
Was the
irrationality of a Nigerian-link to the failed coup founded on the perception
that the segment of the Nigerian population most at risk, by virtue of their
frequent business travels through Turkey, from a Nigerian involvement in the failed
coup plot in Turkey belong to the ‘5% voter’ segment the Nigerian rulers has vowed
not to treat equally as those who gave him ‘97% of votes’?
No doubt, on
account of his extremist views, so many entities, interested in peace across the Middle East
would have more than a passing interest in regime change in Turkey, but in real
terms, of what precise benefits and concern would it be to Nigerians or the
Nigerian contraption to effect regime change in Turkey, at great risk to segments of the Nigerian population?
In this era
of a much trumpeted ‘war against corruption’ orchestrated by the ruling junta
in Nigeria, how was it possible for such money laundering activities to pass
through a Nigerian Bank? Unless of course the entire ‘war against corruption’
was, as many are now becoming aware, a vindictive ploy to besmear and do away
with perceived and real political foes.
The times
are interesting and perilous
Turkish Publication –
Yeni Safak:
Picture: Scene from the coup in Turkey and the logo of
Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa.
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