Tough love: Civilian JTF man has no regrets turning in Boko Haram nephew for execution
A man who found out that his nephew was a member of Boko Haram and gave him up for execution has said he does not regret his action.
Abba Ajikali opted to volunteer for the ‘Civilian JTF’ — a congregation of willing citizens who assist the military’s anti-terrorism watch in the north-east — in Borno State after growing tired of repeated losses of innocent lives to terrorist attacks.
And on discovering that his 16-year-old nephew was a member of the group, he refused to cover him up.
“I caught him with my hand and handed him over to the authorities,” CNN’s Arwa Damon, Brent Swails, and Nick Thompson quoted him as saying in Where are Nigeria’s missing girls? On the hunt for Boko Haram.
“He has been executed. He was like my son; I have no regret.”
Chibok has been in the international spotlight since news of the abduction of more than 200 girls of the secondary school in the community on April 14, 2014, broke out.
President Goodluck Jonathan was roundly criticised for not visiting the community, but it has now been revealed that even members of the fact-finding committee he inaugurated on the kidnap have never quite set foot on Chibok.
“[The parents] need to know that the nation is with them, that people are with them,” a member of the committee told CNN anonymously.
“But there are people that wouldn’t let us even call them. They keep saying it’s security, and that’s why we can’t go; but some of us are willing to risk it.”
The Chibok kidnap is only four days shy of two months; and not only has Boko Haram revved up series of bomb attacks in the north-east, recent bomb attacks in north-central Plateau State and north-western Kano State are believed to have been masterminded by the group.
Only on Thursday, gunmen believed to be Boko Haram members abducted 20 women — “all of them young mothers” — in Garkin Fulani, a village 8km off Chibok.
This is fantastic news. If the peoples of Borno State and the rest of the North adopt this attitude, Boko haram will be severely wounded. Unfortunately, the politicians think otherwise. However, the people who bear the brunt of the attacks by the Boko Haram vermin are most likely to react in the way of the Civilian JTF man. Deliverance is in sight. Up Jonathan, Up the Army, Up Civilian JTF, Up. Nigeria. Down with Boko Haram and their Allies in the Nigerian System.
What a wonderful news.Information is a powerful tools needed to uproot Boko haram insurgence and their sponsors.Those northern polticians who pedals insurgence should know time is no longer on their side and fast running out,and the best option is to hand over every insurgence as one boko haram family just did.That is what patriotic citizen does, and expect more to come by makes just a call to the nearest police and secutity number hotline and any call would be confidential.Remember information is power and with cell phone Boko haram and sponsors wiould be crushed
This man’s act of patriotism should qualify him for a national honor. It should not be for thieves, ex-prisoners and rich looters of our commonwealth (you know, the usual awardees). Giving this man an award sends the right message and will hopefully encourage more people to step up and be patriots.