Mr Nuhu Ribadu on Thursday described the statement being circulated on social media as 'Devilish Insinuations.............'
, Nuhu Ribadu, has denied claims he said Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, and Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, are the chief sponsors of bandits in the North.
The alleged statement quoted Mr Ribadu to have said: “Bandits were created by Gen Mohammadu Buhari Rtd to oust Jonathan.” “Specifically, Gen Buhari, in his address, told the fighters that “the British handed Nigeria over to us, the Fulanis, at independence. The land belongs to us. We must reclaim what belongs to us.”
“The statement shared around social media platforms attributed to me devilish insinuations on alleged origin of banditry in parts of Nigeria.”
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