Speaking with Vanguard over allegation by the former Minister that he (Ihejirika) and former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State were manipulated as terrorists sponsors, General Ihejirika said he is not surprised that this unimaginable allegation is coming from 'one of the Boko Haram Commanders'.
"The (Commanders) including El-Rufai know where the problem is. He should stop deceiving Nigerians by trying to divert attention".
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According to Ihejirika, "When the Boko Haram operation started, supporters of the Boko Haram sect like El-Rufai said that there was nothing like Boko Haram and that the Army was just killing innocent youths".
"If you also remember, not too long ago, some of their supporters including El-Rufai said that I was re-inventing the killing of the Ibos during the Biafra war following government's determination to rid the country of terrorism.
General Ihejirika who was obviously angry while speaking on phone, also said, "The likes of El-Rufai started the campaign of human right abuses, in order to divert the international attention of the heinous crime being committed by the Boko Haram terrorists".
General Ihejirika said, that when the United States was to initially declare Boko Haram a terrorist organization, the same El-Rufai and his group mounted pressure on the International community, using alleged human right abuses as campaign strategy.
The former Army Chief revealed that this same group including El-Rufai have taken further steps in support of Boko Haram, "which I cannot disclosed for now. It will be recalled that shortly after his tenure came to an end as Chief of Army Staff (COAS), some Northern political elites started the crusade for General Azubuike Ihejirika to be summoned before the International Criminal Court of Justice in Hague claiming that he killed their sons and daughters innocently whereas it is on record that no other military leader but Ihejirika did a lot in helping the Nation contain the rapid spread of Boko Haram insurgency in the country.
He not only established the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army with headquarters in Maiduguri, he established new Army Brigades, Counter Terrorism Schools in Kachia and Jaji as well as the Terrorism Training School.
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