2. His arrest further confirms the Service position that some of the Boko Haram extremists have political patronage and sponsorship. This is moreso as AL-ZAWAHIRI has so far made valuable confessions in this regard. Highlights of some of his admissions are:
ii. That following the compulsory registration of all SIM cards nationwide, he was asked to steal a SIM card which he used in sending threat text messages
iii. That the pseudo name, Usman AL-ZAWAHIRI was given to him by the said politician to portray him as an extremist as well as conceal his true identity;
iv. That one of his benefactor’s promised to pay him Ten Million Naira (N10 million) to work for his party but by stint of fate, he died on his way to deliver the part payment of Five Million Naira (N5 Million) to AL-ZAWAHIRI
v. That consequent upon this, subject claimed a serving member of the National Assembly took over the running of his activities;
vi. That he was behind the threat text messages sent to the Judges of the Election Petition Tribunal in Maiduguri. His objective was to ensure that the Tribunal sacks the present Government in Borno State;
vii. That he was also behind other threats messages sent to Governor Sule LAMIDO, Governor Babangida ALIYU, Amb. Dalhatu Sarki TAFIDA, Chief Olusegun OBASANJO and Justice Sabo ADAMU (Chairman of the Election Petition Tribunal in Borno State).
viii. That most of the threat messages he sent to Justice Sabo ADAMU, were scripted and relayed to him by the National Assembly member.
ix. That the threat text messages eventually led to the relocation of the election petition tribunal from Maiduguri to Abuja;
x. That the same legislator promised to send him some telephone numbers of members of the GALTIMARI Committee on Security in the North East, before he (AL-ZAWAHIRI) was apprehended.
xi. That the telephone number and content of the text message sent to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice were also given to him by the Legislator in order to compel him (AGF) to influence the judgment of the tribunal against the Government in Borno State.
3 Meanwhile, analysis of AL-ZAWAHIRI’s phone has confirmed constant communication between him and the legislator.
News culled fron Sahara Reporters
