Army Tells ‘Wanted Man’, Ahmed Bolori, To ‘Go Home’ After He Turned Himself in

Bolori, who allegedly reported at one of the facilities of the army in Borno State, allegedly waited for more than two hours, as there was no one to interrogate or arrest him.

In a statement released by a U.S.-based Nigerian journalism professor, Farook Kperoogi, on his behalf, Bolori said that when he arrived the barracks, he called and texted the chief of army staff and the military spokesperson and pleaded with them to send someone to detain, arrest, or interrogate him, to no avail.

H said, “It is now self-evident that no one in the highest reaches of governance and security enforcement in Nigeria is thinking. How can you declare people “wanted” when you haven’t even invited them for questioning-and they haven’t resisted your invitation? I just got off the phone with Ambassador Ahmed Umar Bolori, one of the people declared “wanted” by the Nigerian military.

“He told me he called the Chief of Army Staff, the spokesperson of the Nigerian military who announced him “wanted,” and other top military officers and said he was at their beck and call and didn’t need to be declared “wanted” since he wasn’t in hiding.

“He then went ahead and turned himself in at the top military barracks in Maiduguri, waited for more than two hours, but there was no one to interrogate or arrest him.

“He called and texted the chief of army staff and the military spokesperson again and pleaded with them to send someone to detain, arrest, interrogate, or do whatever they wanted to do to him because he wanted to clear his name.

“He was later told to go home and return the following day! They told a “wanted” man to go home and come back the next day! Can you believe that? First, he is personally known to the chief of army staff and to the military spokesman. These people also know his home in Maiduguri.

“They know where to get him if they want to. Yet they declared him “wanted.” Is there any parallel to this level of puzzling incompetence in the world? Who declares people “wanted” without any interest in seeing, much less interrogating them?”

In an earlier post on his Facebook account, Bolori had wondered why he was declared wanted without being informed adequately.

“If there’s any problem, invite me and I’ll honour your invitation. Besides, I don’t know what crime I’ve committed!” he said.

Recall that on Sunday afternoon, Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement said “there are three individuals namely; Ahmed Salkida, (Ambassador) Ahmed U. Bolori and Aisha Wakil that have information on the conditions and the exact location of Chibok girls.

“The Nigerian Army hereby declare the two gentlemen and the lady wanted for interrogation.

“We are relying on the relevant laws of the land and in particular the Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 (as amended) where Nigerians could be punished for failure to disclose information about terrorists or terrorists activities.

“This become necessary as a result of their link with the last two videos released by Boko Haram Terrorists and other findings of our preliminary investigations.

“There is no doubt that these individuals have links with Boko Haram Terrorists and have contacts with them.

“They must therefore come forward and tell us where the group is keeping the Chibok Girls and other abducted persons to enable us rescue them.”