Nigerians have called on the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, to reveal the identity of the governor, he alleged to be a leader of the terror group, Boko Haram.
Mailafia during a radio interview in Abuja said that some repentant Boko Haram members had told him that a serving northern governor is a Boko Haram leader.
He said, “Some of us also have our intelligence networks. I have met with some of the bandits; we have met with some of their high commanders – one or two who have repented – they have sat down with us not once, not twice.
“They told us that one of the northern governors is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria.”
Mailafia, who was a presidential candidate in the last election also alleged that Boko Haram intends to cause a second civil war in Nigeria.
In a poll conducted by PUNCH on its social media pages, respondents overwhelmingly demanded to know the serving northern governor who is the Boko Haram commander.
To the question; “Should Mailafia name the northern governor that is the claimed Boko Haram leader?,” 90.2 per cent of respondents voted ‘Yes’, 22.8 per cent said no, while 2.2 per cent of the total respondents didn’t pick either choice.
On Facebook, 94 per cent of those who voted said Mailafia should reveal the governor’s identity while six per cent of the respondents were against the reveal.
On Twitter, those who called for the revelation of the identity of the governor were 87.6 per cent, 5.8 per cent voted ‘No’ while 6.6 per cent of the respondents didn’t care either way.
On Instagram, 89 per cent of those who voted called for a reveal of the identity of the governor, while 11 per cent voted against any such revelation.
The PUNCH
