Military has nothing to do with politics, Mai Salati case not political – Buni insists

By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has rejected suggestions that the arrest of politician Alhaji Wakiil Goni Mama, popularly known as Mai Salati, was politically motivated, insisting that the military has nothing to do with politics.
Buni spoke on Thursday during the swearing-in of commissioners and chairmen of the 17 local government areas in Damaturu, where he disclosed that he had directed the chairman of Geidam Local Government Area to follow up on the case with military authorities and community elders.
The governor’s remarks come amid allegations in some quarters that he was behind Mai Salati’s arrest and had used the military to target the politici...