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VP Shettima And The Budding Conspiracy
VP Shettima And The Budding Conspiracy
By: Inuwa Bwala
Julius Caesar of the Shakespearean fame was perhaps the most popular politician during the regency era of the Roman empire.
Caesar’s political sagacity had tended to diminish all others and he was on the verge of taking the crown of the then Roman Empire.
His eventual fall in the hands of his compatriots: including his confidant Brutus was perhaps the height of betrayal and hatred.
Caesar did not fall because he was ambitious, as alleged, but partly because he did not heed the warning signals from people who had premonition of the evil, the ides of March portend.
There was no sin they did not attribute to him, just to make their conspiracy sail through, but their own selfish individual plans also consumed them one after the other.
Every time people alert me about possible conspiracies against my boss and Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the story of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar reverberates in my mind.
One aspect of the conspiracy was the fact that, Caesar’s killers were his friends: one of them his closest confidant Brutus.
I have keenly watched some twists in the political trajectory, whereby those clandestinely working against the Vice President are his compatriots and kinsmen from the North.
I am particularly aware, of one man who may never forgive Shettima, even if he pretends to have done so.
If there is anything that has always pained the man and makes him to always crave for vendetta: was Kashim Shettima’s meteroic rise to political stardom.
Like the conspirators in Julius Caesar, he tries to hide his real intentions by pretending to be happy with Shettima’s rise, but inwardly hiding a monstrous intention.
He is acclaimed as a shrewd political contriver, a master schemer and a devil incarnate, who never steps back in any fight which bruises his ego.
My radar picks him as the arrowhead of a budding conspiracy against Kashim Shettima.
He is believed to be working hand in gloves with other kinsmen of the Vice President, who have never failed to show their disdain for Shettima, ever since his teething days in politics.
Some of them have made several attempts to be Governor’s, or at least attain very high political position, such as will place them in a stronger position to undo the Vice President.
I will only plead innuendo for now in this case, as this piece is not intended for full exposure, but as a notice that they are known and their intentions are an open secret.
Like the poet on Caesar’s way to the Capitol, I dare say: Shettima,be ware of your ex-boss, come not near your namesake, trust not the ex- minister, mark well your kinsman, you have wronged your neighbour, your former compatriot loves you not. For in all these men but one mind, and is bent against Shettima. Look around you, security gives way to conspiracy.
VP Shettima And The Budding Conspiracy
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Vigilantes in Borno, One Killed
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed members of a vigilante group on routine patrol along the Warave–Gwoza Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing one member.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday when the gunmen opened fire on members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local hunters conducting patrol in the area.
A member of the CJTF in Warave, Bello Adamu, 50, sustained fatal injuries during the ambush. He was evacuated to the General Hospital in Gwoza, where he was certified dead on arrival. His remains were later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI were deployed to the scene following the incident, while monitoring and patrols have been intensified along the axis to prevent further attacks.
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Vigilantes in Borno, One Killed
Troops Neutralise Four Terrorists in Offensive Operation in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI in conjunction with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralised Four suspected Boko Haram terrorists during an offensive operation in Shehuri area of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola that the operation, conducted at about 9:15 a.m. on Feb. 25 under Operation Desert Sanity IV, led to the interception and engagement of the terrorists.
Following the encounter, troops carried out exploitation of the area, during which four insurgents were neutralised.
Items recovered from the scene included AKSM automatic rifle and pump-action rifle with cartridges and magazines.
Sources added that troops’ morale and fighting efficiency remain high as clearance operations continue across parts of the state.
Troops Neutralise Four Terrorists in Offensive Operation in Borno
Lakurawa Terrorists on revenge Mission Kill Four Worshippers in Kebbi Mosque, Five Injured
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected Lakurawa terrorists on a revenge mission have attacked Dadinkowa village in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing four worshippers and injuring five others after storming a mosque.
Sources said the attackers invaded the community and opened fire on worshippers, leaving four persons dead and five others with varying degrees of injuries. The injured victims were rushed to a medical facility for treatment.
The latest attack is believed to be a reprisal following a failed ambush on the convoy of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Maj.-Gen. Bemgha Koughna, during an operational tour in the state.
On Wednesday, troops of Operation Fansan Yamma reportedly foiled the ambush near Mayama Hill, neutralising five suspected terrorists. Weapons and other items recovered during the operation included one OJC gun, one PKT gun, two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, a bandolier of PKT ammunition, several rounds of 12.7mm ammunition, a camel bag containing N840,000, two mobile phones and five motorcycles.
Security sources said the terrorists were suspected to have launched the mosque attack in retaliation for the heavy losses recorded during the failed ambush.
Operation FANSAN YANMA have assured that efforts were ongoing to track down those responsible for the latest assault.
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