by James Sambo
The prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Archbishop Samuel Uche has alleged that the Fulani and Kanuri ethnic nationalities are behind Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
The cleric made the statement on Sunday, January 11, at a church service to mark the Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja.
At the event attended by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Senate President, David Mark, the military top brass and other important personalities, Uche said that soldiers have revealed to him that Fulani and Kanuri ethnic groups make up 95 per cent of the insurgents.
He said: “Let me reveal to you this evening and at this important service at this juncture that some of our soldiers, because you know we Bishops have impact in the society, we relate with soldiers and all manner of people. And some of the people in warfront have confided in us that apart from some mercenaries from Chad, Libya as well as Somalia, 95 per cent of those fighting our country are of Fulani and Kanuri origin.”
“They’re aggrieved because they want power at all costs. They believe Nigeria belongs to them alone and that they’re born to rule while others follow. It is deceit.”
He also claimed that those working against the war against terrorism “are within the political elites, while some are within the armed forces and other institutions.”
The Archbishop said: “These disgruntled country men and women and have made themselves enemies of Nigeria. These people sabotage every effort of government to bring peace in the north-east of Nigeria.”
“Some shameless individuals and groups make such utterances and use grievous situations as a tool for politicking, blaming the government in power as doing nothing to solve the problem of insurgency. Who is deceiving who? I believe Nigerians are wiser and our people know that it’s sabotage that’s making it impossible for our Armed Forces to recover the Chibok girls.”
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