described the funds alleged to have been stolen
in the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal which is
now being described as Dasukigate on social
media, as blood money. While playing host to
Ladan Salihu, the director-general of the Federal
Radio Corporation of Nigeria in Maiduguri last
week, Shettima said the “arms scandal” is a crime
against humanity.
“The revelations from dasukigate have
shown that some sections of the northern
political class and their children were all
involved in this massive crime against
humanity. This is blood money. What is the
difference between all the revelations and
the blood money (blood diamond) in Liberia
and Sierra Leone and Congo?
The money meant to prosecute the war on
terror was inhumanly diverted while
thousands of civilians and soldiers were
killed.”KSM news quotes him as saying He
called for speedy trial of everyone involved
in the sustenance of the insurgency “by the
diversion of the funds”. Shettima also said
the security situation in his state had
improved and that only two local
government areas are under Boko haram's
captivity. “Six months ago, all the entry
points into Maiduguri were inaccessible
except to Kano. Months ago when I raised
the issue of Boko Haram insurgency, I was
called names and vilified, but I had to dare
the tiger. I told the world what we were
going through then in Maiduguri. I know by
speaking out, I would face dire
consequences but I had the mandate of
over six million people of Borno state to tell
the world what was happening. Twenty
local government areas were under Boko
Haram but thank God today only two are
not completely accessible, that is Abadam
and Mobbar,”he said
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