A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has accused some Nigerian leaders of working for the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
The All Progressives Congress chieftain in an essay titled ‘What they will not tell you’, listed secrets which are yet to be resolved in the country.
He wrote, “Of the 13 leaders that have led our country since 1960 seven were working for the British MI6 and/or the American CIA.
“Only the remaining six were working solely for Nigeria. The other seven were firmly within the power, control and grip of Britain and America.”
Fani-Kayode described the leaders who were working for the UK and US as spies and informants that were carefully and craftily planted in Nigeria.
He further stated, “Of the five Nigerian leaders that died whilst on the throne, every single one of them was murdered in cold blood by local agents of the CIA with the tacit and implicit support of M16 and Langley.”
The former minister added that no military coup has been successful in Nigeria without the help of M16 and/or the CIA.
He said, “Nigeria is no different but hers are legion. There are more secrets hidden in the belly of our nation’s womb and history than most.”
According to Fani-Kayode the secrets about Nigeria include the deaths of Shehu Musa Yar’adua, M. K. O. Abiola, ex-Head of State Sani Abacha, Dele Giwa, Sulia Adedeji, Alfred Rewane, Bola Ige.
Others are Funsho Williams, Ibrahim Abacha, Tunde Idiagbon, Abubakar Audu, Abba Kyari, Brigadier Bako, Major General Shuwa, Bagudu Kaltho and Air Marshal Alex Badeh.
According to Fani-Kayode, Nigerians are not aware of what is going on because they are busy with their ends meet.
He said, “They are also unaware that our country has become something of a football that is being kicked around and silently carved up by the Americans, the British, the French and increasingly the Chinese.
“All those that ruled us and gallantly attempted to stand up against western domination, neo-colonialism, and had a patriotic, zealous and enviable pan-African disposition were taken out by a coup d’etat or by being murdered.
“You want their names? I will not mention them. Kindly do the research yourselves and work out who they are. I will say though that each of them at least gave us something to be proud of.
“Yet the tales of woe and sordid state secrets continue. Did you know that approximately 800,000 Nigerian civilians, including women and children, were killed by Biafran forces during the three-year Nigerian civil war?
“We often talk about and rightly condemn the mass murder and slaughtered of 3 million Biafran civilians (including 1 million children) but rarely do we spare a thought for or even mention the 800,000 civilians that also perished.”
He noted that the genocide, mass murder and crimes against humanity went both ways.
Fani-Kayode said, “These are bitter and uncomfortable truths that many hate to hear and that others will find hard to believe. The dark history of Nigeria is not known by 95% of Nigerians.”
