REVEALED! Why Borno elders must stay away from Shiites crisis

REVEALED! Why Borno elders must stay away from Shiites crisis

- Some youths in Kaduna state has accused Borno elders of backing terrorism in Nigeria

- The youths said the backing enjoyed by Shiites from the Borno elders is suspicious

- The youth also urged the federal government not to deal with the Shiites with a kids glove

The youths said the backing of the Shiites members by Borno elders is suspicious

Some youths under the aegis of Kaduna Youth Coalition for Peace and Development has accused Borno elders of backing terrorism in Nigeria.

The group condemned the backing of the elders for the banned group, Islamic Movement in Nigeria popularly known as Shiites.

Speaking to journalists in Kaduna the youths urged the federal government not to deal with the Shiites with a kids glove.

The president of the Kaduna youth group, Peter Bawa said, the Borno elder were deploying the same tactics used to blackmail the people of the North-East until Boko Haram became a monster.

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Bawa also expressed shock that notable Islamic groups are enjoying the backing of the elders.

"At the inception of Boko Haram as a ragtag group of misguided youths that were flogging women for not dressing the way they expected, these same Borno elders kept quiet.

“When the fanatical youths began targeted assassinations the elders only paid condolence visits at which they gloat over the demise of their perceived political rivals. Even when the terrorism of their protégés spilled all over the country they continue to implore that their sons should be spared and not be treated as terrorists that they are.

"It was only when the Borno elders became the target of their own sins did they started fleeing into Abuja and Kano, leaving the less fortunate part of the population in IDPs camps did these remorseless men realize the magnitude of their error.

"The terrorists that they groomed have done a good job of their communities such that there is not much to destroy again. These elderly opportunists have therefore thought the best thing is to prop up an emerging terror group in a new geographical area for the purpose of repeating the circle of extortion they deployed Boko Haram for in the North-East.

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"We like to ask the Borno elders to go back and do their home work, conduct research and learn that Kaduna and Borno States have clear differences when it comes to issues of dealing with insurgents or groups that have consistently demonstrated anti-society tendencies.

Bawa said the people of Kaduna have long endured the excesses of the Shiites and the untold sufferings they brought.

"But unlike Borno elders, the people of the state, including the brother of IMN Leader, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakyzaky, came forward to testify before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry that investigated the group’s clash with the Nigerian army.

"The White Paper that is the end product of that commission labelled IMN as an insurgent group and backed the decision of the stat government to outlaw the fanatical outfit."