BOKO HARAM, MAI TATSINE AND CRIMINAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (C.A.N): THE BITTER TRUTH “Marwa Maitatsine was a Christian until his death!! Back in 1954, there were a series of meetings by the highest body of Christian association in northern Nigeria, in Jos, where I happened to be the secretary, taking the minutes of that meeting (then, I was an undergraduate student of Christian Theology). Part of the result of that the meeting was, to sponsor some people among ‘us’ to go to Arab countries as new Muslim converts, and learn Arabic and Islam. Their mission is to come back to Nigeria as Muslim clerics, use their Islamic knowledge to preach violence, distort original Islamic teachings and if possible cause a riot in the North that will make northern Nigeria a history. Five people were nominated for the job and sent to Sudan to start their mission. 3 of them refused to come back and execute their plan but spent the rest of their lives in Sudan as true Muslims. The remaining two; Muhammad Marwa and Birema came back, Marwa was sent to Kano, and Birema was sent to Niamey Niger Republic.”….Professor Dauda Ojobi +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Professor Dauda Ojobi, a former secretary of Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), a retired Professor in Benue State University faculty of Law, the 3rd Reverend Father from northern Nigeria, after Paul Gindiri, and GG Ganaka, The first Nigerian overseer of Baptist Church in Kaduna, and One time commissioner of Justice in Bauchi State. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mai Tatsine is the obsolete version of Boko Haram, which began its reign in the late ’50s in Kano and some other parts of Northern Nigeria, their ideologies were similar to that of Boko Haram, they forbade what Islam allowed, and allowed what Islam made haram. They claimed western education is a sin, they rejected anything brought by technology, and they were popular with saying, wearing a wristwatch is haram, using radios and television is haram etc. (considering the technological advancement of that period). The spiritual leader of the Maitatsine movement was Muhammad Marwa a.k.a Mai Tatsine. The Emir of Kano Sanusi, once suspected Maitasine as a fake Muslim when he discovered Maitatsine received goods from Vatican Palace. After sarki confirmed his findings, he expelled Maitatsine from Kano, in the early 60s. Mai Tatsine was later brought back to Kano by Gov. Rimi in 1979. Rimi believed that Maitatsine would help him win his reelection through charm. After the Maitatsine’s death, Shagari, the then President set up a Anya Goru panel to investigate the crises. Prof. Dauda made his submission to that panel, but when the President, saw the report, he said no, the white paper will not be issued on this report, because it may result in crises, so the white paper was not issued, to date. Professor Dauda became Muslim in 1966 after he came back from Rome, where he went to further his studies, in Christian Theology. He is still alive and has become a Muslim preacher for over 40 years. What I quoted above was from the lecture I attended in Bauchi, in 2002. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -Ever since, no any Christian scholar or CAN executive denied this statement from Prof. Dauda. Are they waiting for his death before they deny it? -Security operatives that always claim they want uproot the Boko Haram mayhem did not investigate in that angle, why? -Why is the relationship between Jerry Gana (CAN chieftain) and Muhammad Yusuf, founder of Bokoharam? The former has bailed the latter from police custody several times. -I see a double standard approach and hypocrisy by the security personnel, in the investigation. -I began to believe Boko Haram is the creation of some enemies of Islam possibly CAN (not Christian), is never a creation of Muslims. -Remember, Hillary Clinton once said the Taliban is their creation, to fight Russians.