We Will Kill, Bury Many Until We Win 2023 Elections, APC Vows
A member of the Borno State House of Assembly under the All Progressives Congress, Mohammed Ali Gajiram, says the party was willing to kill as many people as it would take for the APC to win the forthcoming 2023 general elections in the state.
The politician of Kanuri origin publicly made this threat recently, while speaking to an audience that is believed to be members of the party at an event.
Some of his followers argue that Mr Gajiram was misinterpreted, however, in the video, he was recorded saying in Kanuri: “If they dare come out, there is no one as brave as them. Let them come out, we’ll beat them blue-black with sticks. Let them come and see, even the last time they came, it was because we weren’t in town, but now we’re back, let them come and meet us. If we do not deal with them, we’re not born lawfully.”
He then ended his speech by saying that the APC must win the 2023 elections, even if they had to kill so many.
It could be understood from his utterances in the video that he was tagging some members of another political party as descendants of Boko Haram who can not be entrusted with state power.
Mr Gajiram is a member of the ruling APC from the Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. As well as a politician, he is also an Islamic scholar.
REFUTAL
Meanwhile, Hon. Mohammed Ali Gajiram, has distanced himself from a fictitious, re-edited video that purports to show him threatening constituents to vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in 2023 or risk their lives.
An Islamic scholar who serves as an imam at one of Maiduguri’s Jumaat Mosques, Gajiram, expressed surprise and wonder that anyone would even consider pursuing him by sharing a distorted and fake video that is currently trending on social media in an effort to harm his reputation and the reputation of his family.
In a press release he signed on Tuesday and provided to our correspondent in Maiduguri, the lawmaker refuted the charges.
“My attention has been drawn to a fake video clip trending on social media platforms that purports to show me warning my people in Kanuri that their lives would be in danger if they didn’t support the APC while promoting and campaigning for our candidate for the Federal House of Representative, which represents the Marte/Monguno/Nganzai of Northern Borno axis.
“Normally, I wouldn’t be shocked to see the edited and fabricated film, in which some of the tape was removed to appease those responsible for the fraudulent and deceitful behaviour, but let me clarify for the sake of clarity.
“As a lawmaker and an Islamic scholar, I have the utmost regard for human life and the right to a free and fair election at all times, and I have never threatened anyone in my community to vote for the APC in 2023 or risk death.
