by
Eze Eluchie,
The publicity outfit charged with
Nigeria military operations against Boko Haram (PRNigeria) has been announcing with
child-like relish, the ‘surrender’ and confessions’ of a so-called BH
Commander, Auwal Ismaeela, who amongst other feats, owned up to being part of the
terrorists who masterminded and executed dastardly terror attacks amongst which
include the Chibok ‘abductions’ (during which over 300 secondary school
students were taken away from their school), the massacre at federal Government
College, Bunu Yadi (during which 47 male secondary school students were
slaughtered). It appears the Military's Directorate of Publicity is 'shy' to announce the 'monumental' feat by itself.
In the Press Release by the media
outfit, BH Commander Auwal states: “myself and Abu Hasfat, a Boko Haram
Commander, led other squads to abduct the Chibok girls. We led the operation
to invade Gwoza, Bama. Limankara Mobile Barracks, Bita, Bosso, Madagali,
Chibok, Pulka, Firgi and Mubi”. Continuing, the PRNigeria release states: “in
an interview with PRNigeria at a Military facility for the repentant and
surrendered Boko Haram members in the Northeast, the ex-terrorist leader said
he regretted the atrocities he was forced to commit against humanity”. This Auwal Ismmaeela fellow had virtually owned up to been the Commander of virtually all major Boko Haram operations in Nigeria.
Hurray! Hurray!! The search is over. The
perpetrators and leadership of Boko Haram have surrendered and confessed to
their sins. We must now forgive all the beheadings, mass rapes and abductions;
bombings at public places which killed several hundreds and maimed countless
more. We can now all go back to sleep and presume the abductions, the killings,
destructions all never took place or were a figment of our joint imaginations.
With this Auwal Ismaeela character in
custody, need we look any further? Why bother with any Shekau (spurious BH
leader) when we have a bird in hand who has confessed to virtually all the
‘confesables’?
The stark reality is that the ruse of
the Chibok ‘abductions’ and other vile terroristic acts perpetuated under the
subterfuge of BH has yielded desired political goals. There is thus the need to
bring the ‘noise’ generated to an acceptable and plausible end. How else do you
do this without a major ‘surrender and confession’?
In the interim, those who are
suspected to have orchestrated, funded, instigated, promoted and encouraged the
adoption and deployment of terror as a political strategy and means to
attainment of political power continue to enjoy the fruits of their ‘labour’ -
spoils of the very high political offices they now occupy in Nigeria.
Hopefully, it will by now have dawned
on former US First Lady (Michelle Obama), former UK Prime Minister (Dave
Cameron), CNN Anchor (Christian Amanpour) and countless others including
several celebrities around the world and hundreds of Nigerians who were sucked
into carrying the #BringBackOurGirls placards that they had merely been
swindled by a most vicious cabal whose desperation to grab political power in
Nigeria knew no bounds, and merely viewed the abduction of
innocent school girls and the harm occasioned to the damsels (including the
fact that some were wasted) as mere collateral damages in the quest for power.
With the surrender, ‘confession’ of
Boko Haram leaders who participated in the Chibok ‘abductions’ and the
subsequent enrolment of these scumbags into the Nigerian governments
‘sophisticated’ amnesty and ‘re-education’ program, the curtains are being
drawn on the Chibok abductions and the wastage of hundreds of other lives by BH
terrorists in several schools and communities across Nigeria’s north-east
region.
......and all lived happily ever
after? Really?
With all situations where thugs are empowered with weapons by their paymasters, there is always the reality that not all of those thugs will be willing to return the arms they were given at the end of the 'assignment'. Despite Auwal Ismaeela's 'surrender and confessions', there will still be many thugs like him, who having tasted the power derived by unbridled control and use of weapons, will not let go easily of such weapons, even when being coerced with cash, positions and whatsoever.
With all situations where thugs are empowered with weapons by their paymasters, there is always the reality that not all of those thugs will be willing to return the arms they were given at the end of the 'assignment'. Despite Auwal Ismaeela's 'surrender and confessions', there will still be many thugs like him, who having tasted the power derived by unbridled control and use of weapons, will not let go easily of such weapons, even when being coerced with cash, positions and whatsoever.
There ought to and should be accountability for
mass atrocities.
Nigerian newspaper publication on the
capture of BH Commander, Auwal Ismaeela
Picture: Boko Haram logo
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