Author:On Monday, January 24, a member of the federal house of representatives from Borno state, Ahmed Satomi, has issued a press statement where he tried to come clean of “false” accusations that he had a hand in the assault of a lady, Fadila Abdulrahman, by a gang of political thugs, apparently loyal to him. The lady was assaulted over an uncomplimentary Facebook post she authored to denigrate the lawmaker.
While the police tried to arrest the culprits, Satomi had to issue a press statement which was followed by a news conference in one of his Maiduguri offices to vehemently deny any link with the actions of the thugs. Though some of the young men that were seen are suspected to be his political aides, Satomi insisted he had nothing to do with either the culprits or their action against Fadila.The police eventually paraded three suspects who confessed to commission of assault against the woman.
He even added that he “would want to reiterate the fact that I am and would never be a harbour to criminals and their acts, I do not support ECOMOGS as widely stipulated and I am in support of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s policy on banning of all thuggery activities across Borno state and will ensure that together we achieve zero tolerance to any form of violence across our dear state. On a final note, I sympathise with Ms. Fadila on the unfortunate incident”.
The governor had even threatened to sever relations with any member of his cabinet or any elected national assembly member who was found in a chummy relationship with thugs, best known as Ecomog, in Borno state. The governor could be remembered to have exactly said: “Any politician, no matter how highly placed he is, if found harbouring or sponsoring thugs, we will deal with him accordingly. This administration will not condone any act of indiscipline”.
Before the advent of Boko Haram, Borno had no doubt seen thuggery in its superlative stature when the then government had even accorded them some sought of official recognition. In those darker days, the fear of Ecomog was the beginning of political wisdom for any opposition.
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