INSECURITY: Revelations as senator, accuser trade claims over links to terror kingpin
The controversy therefore leaves two competing accounts: Hassan’s claim that his childhood familiarity with Dogo Gide and his subsequent experiences gave him knowledge of an alleged network around influential figures, and the senator’s position that Hassan was a beneficiary of his educational support who later turned against him.
Hassan, whose allegations against a senator (name withheld) have gone viral on social media, said his familiarity with Gide was not based on any involvement in criminal activities but dated back to their childhood, when both men lived in the same community and were friends.
By Efe Onodjae The controversy over alleged links between influential Nigerians and armed groups in the North took a fresh turn as a man identified as Hassan explained how his childhood relationship with notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, allegedly gave him unusual access to people within Gide’s circle.
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