{"id":358395,"date":"2025-03-16T17:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T16:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=358395"},"modified":"2025-03-16T17:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T16:24:17","slug":"buhari-protected-terrorists-stopped-military-from-going-after-his-favourite-criminals-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/16\/buhari-protected-terrorists-stopped-military-from-going-after-his-favourite-criminals-obasanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari protected terrorists, stopped military from going after his &#8216;favourite criminals&#8217; \u2013 Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>He cited allegations made by General T. Y. Danjuma few years ago that terrorists and criminal elements freely committed heinous and abhorrent crimes while the military did nothing to stop them<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/16\/corrupt-government-officials-sabotaging-military-efforts-to-end-insecurity-obasanjo\/\">Olusegun Obasanjo<\/a> has alleged that former President Muhammadu Buhari shielded and provided cover for certain criminal elements that terrorised the nation when he was in power.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo disclosed that Buhari was selective in determining the criminal groups the military must fight, adding that this to a large extent exacerbated the nation\u2019s insecurity challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation is contained in chapter eleven of one of his new books, \u2018Nigeria: Past and Future\u2019 unveiled last week.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces and all the paramilitary is the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder President Buhari, serious and seemingly undeniable allegations were made that the military were not even-handed in dealing with criminals and criminal groups in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were favourite criminals and criminal groups of the President Buhari administration who must be treated with velvet knuckles and those who must be treated with hammer knuckles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He cited allegations made by General T. Y. Danjuma few years ago that terrorists and criminal elements freely committed heinous and abhorrent crimes while the military did nothing to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a person of the calibre of General T. Y. Danjuma, a man who is not known for flippancy, made such an accusation, it must be taken seriously. It would then appear that the order given to the military to engage the criminal elements to ensure peace, order, security, stability, development and progress was selective in location and quantum of force, including utilisation of armament<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be the greatest undermining of peace and security from the highest level and that would make all other exercises fruitless and abortive. What a great and monumental tragedy!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He cited allegations made by General T. Y. 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