Borno Rep sacks aide for hailing Shekau’s suicidal death
A lawmaker representing Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in the House of Representatives, AbdulKadir Rahis, has sacked one of his aides Bukar Tanda, for exalting the leader the leader of Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau for committing suicide during an attempt by a factional terrorist group to capture him (Shekau).
Tanda, in a Facebook post, had referred to Shekau as an admirable true hero.
Tanda had posted his view on Thursday, on his known Facebook, saying, “I admire and appreciate his (Shekau) courage to terminate his life. He lived the life of a hero and died a true hero. He did it in such a way that not even traces of his corpse would be found”.
The Rep aide’s comment was greeted by a lot of criticism both on the social media and on the streets of Maiduguri.
Many saw it as a confirmation of constant accusations from the military, alleging that some residents sympathized with Boko Haram fighters who have since 2009 killed countless number of people of all ages, majority of them, men from hundreds of communities in Borno and part of the North-East.
Reacting to Tanda’s comment, Rahis, in a letter, addressed to the legislative aide and titled, “Notification of termination of appointment”, said “I wish to formally write and notify you of the termination of your appointment as my legislative aide forthwith.
“Your actions, utterances and opinions of recent are at variance with my interests, that of my constituency and our great party, APC.
“This letter also serves as a disclaimer to any action or position you took or wish to take , on any matter that may have the remotest connection with me in a person or my office”.
