Wednesday 24 October 2012

Ali Modu Sheriff to Face SSS Questioning After Zanna Fingers Him

by Alaba Johnson


Senators Ali Modu Sheriff  and Ahmad ZannaFormer Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, who was fingered by alleged Boko Haram financier in whose house a most wanted Boko Haram commander was captured, Senator Ahmed Zanna, is to be interrogated by the State Security Service (SSS) to explain his connection with the dreaded Islamic sect.
It would be recalled that after Shuaibu Bama, a wanted Boko Haram commander was arrested at his residence, Zanna was invited for questioning by the SSS. Before and during his questioning Zanna fingered Sheriff as being the brain behind Boko Haram saying that although Bama was his nephew, he was arrested in Sheriff's house not his. When news of this filtered to the press, Sheriff countered by labeling his arch rival who defeated him in last year's senatorial election for Borno Central as a liar. Sheriff said it does not make sense for the nephew of his arch rival to be found in his own home.
This would not be the first time that Ali Modu Sheriff's name has cropped up in relation to Boko Haram. It would be recalled that when Ali Tishau, the notorious alleged founding member of the sect gave testimony to the police last year in which he made startling revelations.
As a result of these allegations and other events, Tishau, who was then in the custody of the police was requested for by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), but before he was handed over, Tishau managed to give an interview to the African Independent Television (AIT) which startled many politicians especially from the North.
According to Nowa Omoigui, a renowned historian and security expert the fall out of the controversy over how Tishau managed to give an interview to AIT was celebrated by politicians linked to Sheriff. Said Omoigui "text messages allegedly originating from some politicians who claim to be speaking for former Borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, have been flying about gloating the fact that officers involved in investigating and recording successes with the ECOMOG-BH terror group have been removed from office."
NaijaPundit continues to watch and report the unfolding saga as Nigerians are finding that there are more questions than answers in this unfolding scenario.
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