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The Digest:

Former Chief of Defence Staff Lucky Irabor has accused some politicians of directly funding terrorism in Nigeria. This stark allegation from a former security chief explores the terrifying possibility that the nation's violence is fueled from within its own political system, forcing a grim education on the complexities of the enduring conflict.

Key Points:
  • Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, alleged that some politicians fund terrorism.
  • He made the statement during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today.
  • Irabor claimed that as CDS, "some trials were made for the financiers."
  • He also stated that some Christians are being targeted in the country.
  • The comments were a reaction to the recent devastating wave of kidnappings and attacks.
  • The allegation suggests internal complicity in the national security crisis.
  • It raises urgent questions about accountability and the intersection of politics and violence.
The accusation transforms the narrative of insecurity from an external threat to a potential internal betrayal—a chilling suggestion that the storm devastating the nation may be actively nurtured by some sworn to protect it.


Sources: Channels Television, Daily Post Nigeria.