Boko Haram Is Not Responsible For Bombings - Northern Governors

                                

I read a news with rude shock this morning that Northern Governors have claimed that there are other forces apart from Boko Haram that are responsible for the bombings in the Northern parts of the country. According to reports credited to Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, reacting to the latest attacks on churches in Kaduna and Zaria on Sunday, Aliyu, in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mallam Danladi Ndayebo, said the targeting of churches was a diversionary
tactics used by the perpetrators of the dastardly acts, knowing that religion was a very sensitive tool that could be used to cause disaffection in the region.

According to him, “Given the level of sophistication involved in the activities of the perpetrators of the bombings, it was easy to conclude that some oblique forces are behind the violence in the north and not Boko Haram alone as widely believed.”

The governor also said for the desired progress and peace to be achieved, the security agencies must deal decisively with all those arrested in connection with terrorist acts, particularly the bombing of churches and schools claimed by Boko Haram, to serve as deterrent to others.