Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that western nations are responsible for the mass abduction of pupils in the nation with the view to distabilizing President Bola Tinubu’s government.
The former minister hinted that the motive behind the recent massive abduction is beyond financial gain.
In a press statement issued on Saturday, he claimed that the abductions were orchestrated to harm the leadership of Bola Tinubu and potentially lead to the dissolution of the country.
He further argued that Nigeria had become a target for destruction and division by those perceiving the nation as a threat to their regional hegemony, strategic interests, and imperialist ambitions, according to Politics Nigeria.
His words: “They do not want a strong, united, prosperous and regionally dominant Nigeria but would rather turn us into a pathetic and pitiful shadow of our former selves, a cowardly and quivering caricature of what we once were and a weak, divided, incredulous and headless pawn and set us up for self-destructive economic and military annihilation.”
He continued, “They did it in Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria and so many other countries over the years and decades and now they are doing it here.
“Ask yourself who was behind the attack on a mosque in which worshippers were killed on Friday in Kaduna, and what was the purpose of this abominable and condemnable act of terror if not to destabilise us and create panic and chaos in our nation?
“Again, how is it that just a few days after the mass abduction of women in Gamburu Ngala, Borno state and just one day after the kidnapping of 280 female students in Kuriga, Kaduna state, yet another 15 students were abducted in Gidan Bakuso, Sokoto state just yesterday.
He added that “Asking the West for help either in intelligence gathering, advice or covert Military operations when it comes to the fight against the terrorists and insurgents in Nigeria is like asking the big bad wolf to save little Red Riding Hood”