Meet the new INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-n1TJj9GgNAGW5uUuLxHkpA8lnY_mDhQTtBwiQKeR2DDxQUMk_CqulSQWe4SBHHGtOtnlMluqk-bUHfAmsPQEYngQh1ikNUSE_dyc4uk8OEC0zZDsI6Oe6Hd8STEJEXEHIzI55f2Mp6H/s1600/Professor-Mahmood-Yakubu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-n1TJj9GgNAGW5uUuLxHkpA8lnY_mDhQTtBwiQKeR2DDxQUMk_CqulSQWe4SBHHGtOtnlMluqk-bUHfAmsPQEYngQh1ikNUSE_dyc4uk8OEC0zZDsI6Oe6Hd8STEJEXEHIzI55f2Mp6H/s640/Professor-Mahmood-Yakubu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a professor of political history and international studies, Mahmood Yakubu, as new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) read more. </b><br /> <br /> Yakubu, a professor of political history and international studies, was Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.<br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> He is an expert in guerrilla warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism.<br /> <br /> He was an Assistant Secretary, Finance and Administration, at the 2014 National Conference under the Jonathan led administration.<br /> <br /> Professor Yakubu, is the first and only first class graduate of history from the North till date,who was on secondment from the Nigeria Defense Academy where he was a lecturer to the Federal Ministry of Education.<br /> <br /> He was a member of the very dynamic Oby Ezekwesili Educational Transformation Team which received plaudits from Nigerians for their far reaching recommendations for the turn around of the fortunes of education in Nigeria. </div>

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Buhari appoints Winifred Oyo-Ita as Head of Service

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3052350745333791468" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtq6clqL8psE8dWOazFTGMBB9Xj4dNCcP8LjQjDUVRodBQ960e7eYNXba7STdH9r7NCAXFbYFf5F8tZjhxYpL7PoNs34REGgbyLTyMdYz6iBnMN1cOVQmj6dcX28o0Y-jCSRn9kwYaET1t/s1600/Winifred-Oyo-Ita.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtq6clqL8psE8dWOazFTGMBB9Xj4dNCcP8LjQjDUVRodBQ960e7eYNXba7STdH9r7NCAXFbYFf5F8tZjhxYpL7PoNs34REGgbyLTyMdYz6iBnMN1cOVQmj6dcX28o0Y-jCSRn9kwYaET1t/s640/Winifred-Oyo-Ita.png" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <b>President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, as the acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.</b><br /> <br /> A statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Bolaji Adebiyi, said the appointment took effect from Wednesday, October 21, 2015.<br /> <br /> Oyo-Ita was, until her appointment, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.<br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> She hails from Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.<br /> <br /> The statement described the appointment as “a testimony of Mr. President’s implicit confidence and trust” in her ability to discharge the responsibilities of the office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.<br /> <br /> The Presidency had on Tuesday clarified the exit of the erstwhile Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, which it described as “retirement.”<br /> <br /> The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, Mr. Femi Adesina, made the clarification in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, amidst speculations that the HoS was sacked.<br /> <br /> Adesina had said, “The Head of Service is due for retirement in December and so he is proceeding on his terminal leave.”<br /> Kifasi was appointed HoS by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on August 13, 2014. </div> </div>

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I’m being persecuted over 2019 Presidency - Lamido cries out from prison

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBtRrE-tcwY5jQ5Sx1iLdN3k4cJwx0iHheWx6gyvptp6dsJIb9JuChlOk8yifUcIfizLX4By1GPBAHrub9nGdrWu9yF_2uR_7vpx49k-Ry8AN9zxps3dE7oHkhrht1G0jYvVFi4FQGaE/s1600/Lamido-in-prison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBtRrE-tcwY5jQ5Sx1iLdN3k4cJwx0iHheWx6gyvptp6dsJIb9JuChlOk8yifUcIfizLX4By1GPBAHrub9nGdrWu9yF_2uR_7vpx49k-Ry8AN9zxps3dE7oHkhrht1G0jYvVFi4FQGaE/s320/Lamido-in-prison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>After spending 3 days with his two sons in Kano Central Prison, immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has imputed political motives to his incarceration.</b><br /> <br /> According to the former governor, he is being persecuted by those who feel that they would not be able to actualise their presidential ambition with him around the political arena.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> Lamido, who spoke with newsmen through his media aide, Umar Kyari, yesterday, drew the attention of Nigerians and the international community to the attempt being made by those he called “my political enemies” to silence him using the instrumentality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<br /> <br /> Lamido pointed out that it was clear from the outset that there was a grand design to put him away in prison for a long time under the guise of money laundering and sundry charges so as to pave the way for his political enemies to have their way.<br /> <br /> The former governor, whose many supporters relocated to the Kano Central Prison where they kept vigil over him and his two sons, said he was determined to prove to Nigerians that he was innocent but was merely being witch-hunted by those who feel threatened by his rising political profile.<br /> <br /> Lamido-in-prisonLamido’s spokesman said: “This current effort to frame and denigrate the former governor of Jigawa State with a view to rubbishing his high performance in office will come to naught at the end of the day.<br /> <br /> “Lamido remains nothing but a scion of accountability and integrity who has always fought on the side of the people, particularly the downtrodden and the vulnerable, since he came into the national political scene.<br /> <br /> “He remains unshaken over the trumped-up charges slammed on him by the EFCC knowing that he has not committed any offense to warrant being thrown into the prison over a bailable offense.<br /> <br /> “But the refusal by his traducers to grant him and his sons bail when others charged same day and time for even more grievous offences were admitted to bail speaks volume of the intention and mindset of those who are after him.<br /> <br /> “Nonetheless, Sule Lamido strongly believes that, after being imprisoned several times all in a bid to pave the way for sustained democracy in Nigeria, the current effort by the EFCC and others to humiliate him and his family over the so-called money laundering charges will not break his resolve to continue to fight on the side of the people.<br /> <br /> “It is Lamido’s strong belief that having not committed any offense against the state to warrant being sent to prison, he and his two sons will be freed and vindicated against the wicked plot of their adversaries”.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Lamido is said to have been overwhelmed by the large number of friends and well wishers from across Nigeria who have thronged the prison to show solidarity with him and his two sons.<br /> <br /> A close source at the prison revealed that Lamido was jolted by the show of love and solidarity that he shed what the source described as “tears of joy” on Friday.<br /> <br /> The former governor reportedly came out on Friday afternoon in one of his best attires to the office of the prison controller with a view to getting close to all those who had thronged the prison yard to see him.<br /> <br />  Lamido and sons however were likely to be admitted to bail tomorrow (Monday) as a vacation judge was most likely to hear their bail application on that day.<br /> <br /> A source said Lamido’s associates had already prepared in many ways to meet whatever conditions the judge might stipulate for their release from prison pending the hearing of the case in September.<br /> <br /> Lamido and his two sons, according to the charge sheet of the EFCC after what the anti-graft agency described as a thorough investigation, alleged during the arraignment of the accused persons at a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, that they laundered N1.35 billion.<br /> <br /> They were slammed with a 28-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust.<br /> <br /> The trial judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, adjourned the case till September 28 while ordering that the suspects be remanded in Kano Prison.<br /> <br /> Anyadike, however, ruled that the case will be handed over to a vacation judge to listen to the accused persons bail application while the judiciary goes on vacation today. </div>

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BREAKING: Four powerful bomb blasts rock ECWA church in Jos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjmKQ0izPbI7nV2CR_e9JjypcZ5-dDdpWdxZM3ffdd1Z9ws-sYgzMQTiu6ioQLKp9pde7TRGVesCE33DiG667SchyphenhyphenaqjJfeDjCy8zgvwpm8bL7FQckZrIeL7CpcEJLx2V4lOD1t965tY/s1600/NIGERIAN+EYE+BREAKING+NEWS+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjmKQ0izPbI7nV2CR_e9JjypcZ5-dDdpWdxZM3ffdd1Z9ws-sYgzMQTiu6ioQLKp9pde7TRGVesCE33DiG667SchyphenhyphenaqjJfeDjCy8zgvwpm8bL7FQckZrIeL7CpcEJLx2V4lOD1t965tY/s320/NIGERIAN+EYE+BREAKING+NEWS+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title item" itemprop="name headline" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #353535; font-family: Oswald, 'Bebas Neue', Bebas, 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; font-size: 22.7999992370605px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <a href="http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/07/update-on-jos-bomb-blast-ecwa-church.html" itemprop="url" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #353535; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Update On Jos Bomb blast: ECWA church worshipers escape death, no casualty recorded</a></h1> <br /> There was no casualty in the explosion reported this morning at the ECWA Church in Tudunwada Area of Jos, Plateau state today.<br /> <br /> The ECWA church was filled with worshippers when a private security guard spotted the bomb at the entrance.<br /> <br /> The guard picked the bomb and threw it off the church before it exploded instantly. No one was killed from the explosion, although the guard sustained injuries on the leg and is currently being treated, a worshipper said.<br /> <br /> <br /> Another witness said the police anti-bomb squad, on arrival, discovered another explosive device that was planted at the restroom of the church.<br /> <br /> The ECWA church in Tudunwa is located near the Federal Secretariat in Jos, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the police have also said no one was killed from the explosion. The police spokesperson in Plateau, Abuh Emmanuel, told NE that anti-bomb experts have been deployed to the scene.<br /> <br /> “Experts have been sent there immediately to ascertain those who planted the explosion, and possibly, the manufacturers of the device. But I was told no one died in the incident,” he said.<br /> <br /> The Sunday explosion occurred one week after a similar explosion at a Redeemed Church in Yobe State claimed many lives.<br /> <br /> Also, last week, two explosions occurred at a restaurant and a mosque holding an Islamic sermon, killing 44 people and wounding 67.<br /> <br /> Boko Haram was suspected to have planted the bombs.<br /> <br /> <b><u>Our report earlier today...</u></b><br /> <br /> Four powerful blasts rocked The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Tudun Wada area of Jos North Local Government of Plateau State on Sunday morning. <br /> <br /> The blasts were said to have gone off in quick succession at about 8am Sunday morning.<br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> The explosion occured one week after a similar explosion at a Redeemed Church in Yobe State claimed many lives.<br /> <br /> Details are still sketchy as at press time. <br /> <br /> <b><i>NigerianEye</i></b> will provide more details later. </div>

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BOMB ATTACK: How church security prevented a major casualty in ECWA church

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ-tvukvHVEhhZu9ujxpUjEvCZlbDYUj2bEpriua2ACZ2KL930a0hWTEYXCrSGafalEJyv2q9CnrhZw7epb-1brJhytqURkHpblE_n5IkKPk05wahLcCddX_XU6igwF8mv1jJZkaPHq0/s1600/ecwa+jos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ-tvukvHVEhhZu9ujxpUjEvCZlbDYUj2bEpriua2ACZ2KL930a0hWTEYXCrSGafalEJyv2q9CnrhZw7epb-1brJhytqURkHpblE_n5IkKPk05wahLcCddX_XU6igwF8mv1jJZkaPHq0/s640/ecwa+jos.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>A security guard on Sunday averted what would have been a high casualty from a bomb planted at a church in Plateau State.</b><br /> <br /> A week after twin bomb blasts erupted in Jos, the Plateau state capital, another explosion occurred Sunday morning in the premised of Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA in Tudun Wada area of Jos North Local Government Council.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> The incident occurred at about 9am, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Emmanuel Abuh confirmed adding no live was lost though worshipers narrowly escaped death by the whiskers as another explosive was detected and evacuated in the Church premises.<br /> <br /> The church located at Angwan Yashi, Tudun Wada, near the Federal Secretariat in Jos witnessed the incident barely a week after the twin explosion that killed over 50 persons at a restaurant along Bauchi Road and Yan Taya Mosque in Jos.<br /> <br /> Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Emmanuel Abuh who confirmed the explosion said the blast occurred as the result of IED planted in the premises of the church but no life was lost.<br /> <br /> According to him, “There was an incident at ECWA Tudun Wada but no life was lost, another IED planted at the premises was detected and evacuated, security is heightened and the situation is under control.”<br /> <br /> He urged residents to be at alert and report any suspicious object or movement of persons to the nearby security agency.<br /> <br /> A witness, Evelyn Usman said one explosive exploded in a toilet in the church but the church security operatives controlled the crowd and combed the premises, he said they discovered another one before it exploded and it was probably thrown across the fence.<br /> <br /> The incident and heavy downpour in the city did not deter churches from having services.<br /> <br /> The STF spokesperson explained that the one in the toilet was defused and taken away by security agents, while the other was controlled before it exploded.<br /> <br /> He said “there is no casualty and the place has been cleaned up by our security men.<br /> <br /> “Church service is still in session as I speak to you,’’ he said. </div>

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Buhari should continue PDP’s Transformation Agenda – NPC

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7wXT3PEjmHrqKwbHDukfKuIkr9YCFsTve9ydMVU9hBTqnEdSGy0i-X4SkXJ1ehW2SdnRZIyS5MWALPFBAG1m-KhNtDODoVHHNHg0rusY4eWXtZifNJ71Sjp1M8IWb0u49BcCwapDxbU/s1600/buhari+pdp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7wXT3PEjmHrqKwbHDukfKuIkr9YCFsTve9ydMVU9hBTqnEdSGy0i-X4SkXJ1ehW2SdnRZIyS5MWALPFBAG1m-KhNtDODoVHHNHg0rusY4eWXtZifNJ71Sjp1M8IWb0u49BcCwapDxbU/s640/buhari+pdp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <b>The National Planning Commission (NPC) has stated that the Transformation Agenda did not belong to any political party, noting that, President Muhammadu Buhari should continue the past administration’s Transformation Agenda.</b><br /> <br /> The Head of Information of NPC, Mr Salisu Badamasi, told NAN on Sunday that the Transformation Agenda was an aspect of the Vision 20:2020.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><br /> NAN reports that the Transformation Agenda was popularly identified with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration of immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan.<br /> <br /> Badamasi, however, said that when Jonathan came into office, he identified the Vision 20:2020 and focused on them.<br /> <br /> He said that the four areas of focus of the Transformation Agenda were governance, human capital development, infrastructure and real sector.<br /> <br /> According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will also continue to implement the master plan for Nigeria’s economic development.<br /> <br /> He added that “the Agenda is based on and draws its inspiration from the Vision 20:2020 and has three National Implementation Plan (NIP) arrangements.<br /> <br /> “The First NIP, which was from 2010 to 2013, had been implemented and reviewed by the commission and stakeholders.<br /> <br /> “It was aimed at bridging the infrastructure gap in the country and optimise the sources of economic growth to increase productivity and competitiveness.<br /> <br /> “It focused on knowledge-based economy to deepen the technology base of the country, improve governance, security, law and order.<br /> <br /> “Also, it fostered accelerated, sustainable social and economic development in a competitive business environment.”<br /> <br /> The NPC spokesman further explained that the second plan, which started in 2014, would be ending in 2017, while the third phase of the Plan would be between 2018 and 2020.<br /> <br /> Badamasi said that the NIP was generally based on a set of priority policies and programmes, which when implemented, would transform the Nigerian economy to meet the future needs of the Nigerian people.<br /> <br /> He also explained that the Plan captured all the development agenda of the country, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).<br /> <br /> The official pointed out that the Vision 20:2020 defined and articulated the collective aspirations of the Nigerian people to become one of the top 20 economies in the world by the year 2020.<br /> “At the strategic level, it seeks to focus on, mobilise and coordinate the optimal application of Nigeria’s human and financial resources.<br /> <br /> “It focuses on human and financial resources toward the singular goal of providing accelerated human security, economic growth and social development in the country.<br /> <br /> “While opinions may vary regarding Nigeria’s ability to achieve these goals, most statistical indicators remain positive that vision 20:2020 is achievable.”<br /> <br /> NAN reports that NPC as the agency of Federal Government is saddled with the responsibility of developing the Vision 20:2020.<br /> <br /> The Commission has the statutory responsibility of coordinating social and economic development policies of the country. </div>

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Transformation Agenda Is Not Jonathan’s or PDP’s Thing – NPC Official

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b><img alt="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uqodcydr6HY/VRvBBMcipSI/AAAAAAAAD-0/3pWrMUqJEXA/s1600/PDP-logo.-RRR.jpg" class="shrinkToFit" height="631" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uqodcydr6HY/VRvBBMcipSI/AAAAAAAAD-0/3pWrMUqJEXA/s1600/PDP-logo.-RRR.jpg" width="568" /> </b><br /> <br /> <b>The National Planning Commission (NPC) insists that the Transformation Agenda, popularly associated with the immediate past administration, does not actually belong to any political party.</b><br /> <br /> <b></b>Salisu Badamasi, NPC head of information, said it was an aspect of the Vision 20:2020.<br /> <i>“The Agenda is based on and draws its inspiration from the Vision 20:2020 and has three National Implementation Plan (NIP) arrangements. The First NIP, which was from 2010 to 2013, had been implemented and reviewed by the commission and stakeholders.</i><br /> <br /> <i>“It was aimed at bridging the infrastructure gap in the country and optimise the sources of economic growth to increase productivity and competitiveness. It focused on knowledge-based economy to deepen the technology base of the country, improve governance, security, law and order.</i><br /> <i>“Also, it fostered accelerated, sustainable social and economic development in a competitive business environment.”</i><br /> <br /> <a href="http://bit.ly/1LZz7om" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Details on Premium Times</a>.</div>

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Report: Many Members Of Boko Haram Are Christians

<p><strong>A report on the website of Radio France International (RFI) has revealed that some members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram are of the christian faith. </strong></p> <p></p> <p>According to the report, little is known about the Islamist sect and much public information about them is not correct.</p> <p><strong>READ ALSO:</strong><a href="http://bit.ly/1HnCIHy" target="_blank"> Sanusi Urges Muslims To Stay With The Times</a></p> <p>The <strong>European Conference on African Studies</strong> set to hold this week gave Nigerian researchers an opportunity to meet in Paris and took part in a round table entitled <em><strong>“Within and around Boko Haram in Nigeria”.</strong></em></p> <p>Read the comments of two researchers below:</p> <div class="body"> <p><strong>Ini Dele-Adedeji (School of Oriental and African Studies):</strong></p> <p><strong>* Boko Haram’s pledged allegiance to the Islamic State</strong></p> <p><em>“Transnational, international aims – I have not seen evidence to support that. So I think they want to carve out a Sharia state in a part of northern Nigeria. But I don’t think they intend for it to cover the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.”</em></p> <p><strong>Murray Last: University College of London: </strong></p> <p><strong>1. Lack of knowledge about Boko Haram</strong></p> <p><em>“The real problem of Boko Haram is that no one has actually infiltrated them or if they have, they haven’t come out, or they’ve joined them. So the level of knowledge about the insides of Boko Haram is remarkedly small.”</em></p> <p><strong>2. Boko Haram leadership – Abubakar Shekau</strong></p> <p><em>“If you analyse the photographs you seem to have so many people that might be Shekau. Shekau has been pronounced dead by the Nigerian press and army so many times. So what one’s dealing with is quite possibly the title of leader like Shekau, which could be applied to anyone.”</em></p> <p><strong>3. Number of fighters, salary and Christians</strong></p> <p><em>“It’s almost certainly bound to be about 5,000, but some people put the numbers up way higher. The other problem is that of course as far as we know it’s quite a good job, at one point you could be paid 400 dollars a month for just simply joining them, you wouldn’t have to go fighting, you would spend your first months doing logistics or training. It’s quite profitable joining Boko Haram because you not only loot places, but you share the loot out at the end. And the third point that I think is important to realise is that <strong>there are plenty of Christians who are part of Boko Haram</strong> because it’s a job.”</em></p> <p><strong>READ ALSO: </strong><a class="row-title" href="http://bit.ly/1HnCIHz" target="_blank" title="Edit “BH Insurgency: You Need To Know What Pastor Kumuyi Is Planning To Do”">Insurgency: You Need To Know What Pastor Kumuyi Is Planning To Do</a></p> <p></p> </div> <p>Meanwhile, the Kano State Government last week denied claims going around that <a href="http://bit.ly/1HnCIHA" target="_blank">Governor Abdullahi Ganduje banned Christians resident in the state from going to church. </a></p> <p>The post <a href="http://bit.ly/1HX0fmo" rel="nofollow">Report: Many Members Of Boko Haram Are Christians</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.naij.com" rel="nofollow">News on Naij.com | Today's Nigeria Breaking news & headlines.</a>.</p>

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