Power Play Over Religio/Ethnic Politics in Nigeria : DSS Barricade Ex-President' Obasanjo's Residence Over Remarks on Religio/Ethnic Security Politics
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
The Department of State Services DSS has barricaded the country home of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an attempt to arrest him. The DSS want the former President to defend his allegations raised in [the belief that he was ] accusing [President] Buhari of plotting to use Boko Haram, herdsmen to Islamize Nigeria.
Obasanjo, who spoke on the topic, “Mobilizing Nigeria’s human& natural resources for national development and stability” also said both Boko Haram and herdsmen acts of violence were not treated as they should at the beginning.
According to him, “They have both incubated and developed beyond what Nigeria can handle alone. They are now combined and internationalized with ISIS in control.
[ "Both Boko Haram and herdsmen acts of violence... have both incubated and developed beyond what Nigeria can handle alone. They are now combined and internationalised with ISIS in control. It is no longer an issue of lack of education and lack of employment for our youth in Nigeria which it began as, it is now West African fulanisation, African islamisation and global organised crimes of human trafficking, money laundering, drug trafficking, gun trafficking, illegal mining and regime change. "[ Emphasis mine]
The DSS noted that it is necessary for Obasanjo to come to the commission office to answer questions on the weighty allegations leveled against the Government of Nigeria.
Currently, the DSS has surrounded the farmland of Olusegun Obasanjo to arrest him.
Emeagwali, Gloria (History)
This reminds me of the barricade of Fela's Kalakuta domain in 1977.
I hope this does not trigger a conflagration.
History Department, Central Connecticut State University
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