AS part of the efforts to nip the activities of dangerous sects like that one led by Mohammed Yusuf, leader of the Boko Haram sect in the bud, Nigerian Tribune has been informed that security agents have uncovered another sect that is opposed to Western education and way of life.
According to the sources, the sect is based in Niger State and although it shares the same philosophy with the Yusuf’s group, it was learnt that the Niger State group is not violent, “at least for now,” said one of the sources.
According to the source, security agents are keeping an eye on the new group because “that was how the Yusuf’s group started as a non-violent group in 1995, then under the leadership of one Abubakar Lawan.
“But as soon as the founder left for further studies, Yusuf took over and turned the group into a violent sect that shook the nation,” the source added.
Meanwhile, as the crisis caused by the activities of the Boko Haram Islamic group begins to die down, security agencies are said to be closing in on sponsors of the militant religious group.
Top ranking government officials revealed, on Tuesday, that one of such sponsors (names withheld) has been identified in Kano State.
The man, described as a wealthy businessman, was said to have freely sponsored the sect members many times in the past, including sending them on training outside the country.
The sources also disclosed that there were proofs of huge financial transactions between the businessman and late Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the Boko Haram sect.
It was also gathered that security agents had closed in on a number of highly placed members of the society in parts of the far north of Nigeria.
The sources said that the backers of the murderous sect were mostly politicians, who needed the sect members’ violent disposition to achieve their political and in some cases, economic ends.
It was gathered that the sect, though an Islamic group, it was not popular among the majority of mainstream Muslim clerics and its disposition to violence made them very useful to politicians.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that apart from the sponsors, the government is still keeping watch on members of the sect across the North who have not been killed or arrested as they could regroup and launch fresh attacks because of their fanatical commitment to the ideals of the sect.
It will be recalled that reports claimed that Yusuf’s group had about 1.5 million members in Nigeria.
It was believed in security circles that part of the farm was used to train and indoctrinate members of the sect locally.
The source lamented that the greatest problem facing security agents was how to get politicians in power and authority to act on security report to save the country from crises like the Boko Haram’s.
Meanwhile, President Yar’Adua has vowed to probe the killing of the Boko Haram leader, Yusuf, in Maiduguri.
The president, gave the assurance in Abuja, on Tuesday, when he addressed a joint media briefing with visiting Beninoise president, Mr. Boni Yayi.
He disclosed that he had already ordered a probe into the killing after the sect leader’s men were crushed by security agents and the leader allegedly arrested and killed.
The president, who was commenting for the first time on the incident, said he had directed the National Security Adviser (NSA) to co-ordinate the probe into what transpired during the crises and report to him before the week ran out.
Yar’Adua said: “This is an incident that will be investigated, together with all the events that have happened. Yesterday, I directed the NSA to carry out a post-mortem with the security agencies as a first step so that we can have a full report of what happened during the crisis, including how the leader of Boko Haram was killed, the circumstances under which he was killed.”
According to him, the position of the Federal Government was very clear on the issue of the rule of law, right from inception, pointing out that his personal belief and strong commitment to it were also known to all government functionaries.
“I have been emphasising since this administration came into power on our uncompromising stance on the rule of law and everybody in this country, and all the officials, are aware, clearly and unambiguously, of the stance of this administration on the rule of law and, indeed, my personal commitment and firm belief that it is the rule of law that will anchor good governance and progress in this country,” he further stated.
He, however, insisted that his government would not rush into taking action on the matter until the result of the investigation had been known and confirmed.
“Now, it is after we get this report, which I hope before the end of the week, the NSA will make available this report. Then we will examine this report to determine what actions to take, whether we need to carry out further investigations into the entire matter, because it is really a very serious issue,” he added.
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?.........wasnt that how they allowed the Yusuf group to continue until they unleashed terror upon innocent citizens?
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