FG arrests some politicians over ties with Boko Haram, accuses #bringbackourgirls campaign of running bank accounts

The Federal Government today July 9th said it has arrested
some politicians over evidence of their ties with the
dreaded terror sect, Boko haram.

Speaking at a news briefing today at the National
Information Centre Abuja, the Coordinator of the Joint
Information Centre for Security, Mike Omeiri, said following
the recent arrest of some members of Boko Haram in
Bauchi and Borno states, some materials retrieved from
them after detailed investigation had evidential links with
the politicians they have arrested. He however declined to
disclose the names of the politicians.

Also speaking, the spokesperson for the State Security
Service SSS, Marilyn Ogar accused the
#bringbackourgirlscampaign of running bank accounts.
She said the Nigerian security agents have information that
the #Bringbackourgirls campaign now operate bank
accounts and also compel members to register and carry
tags before joining.

In a swift reaction, the convener of the #bringbackourgirls
campaign and a former Minister of Education, Dr Oby
Ezekwesili in a telephone interview with Channels TV this
night, refuted the claims made by the SSS spokesperson.

"It's absolute falsehood. In fact I call it a cocktail of
falsehood. We don't need bank account. This is strictly a
citizens movement and neither do we need to register
members. There is no person who walks over to the
Unity Fountain that has not participated in our
meetings. There is absolutely no truth to that and I
think that should really worry Nigerians that our own
state security sadly could actually put out such....I don't
even know what to call it".

Asked how the campaign is being funded, Dr Ezekwesili
said;

"Well its very simple. The needs that we have are so
basic. Its the Tee shirts and I can see some of the
people in tee shirts and I can see some of the people
wearing those face caps, that's all we need and what
normally happens is that all these members you see
there, some bring in 10 Teeshirts, some 100. There is
nothing that will need any kind of money, so you know
this is really a pedestrian kind of falsehood" she said