BBOG : Group Labels Aisha Yesufu “Foreign Funded Cashivist”
Forum for Peace and Tranquility in Nigeria (FPTN) has the federal government to investigation Aisha Yesufu a prominent activist and convener of the Bring Back Our Girls movement for allegedly receiving funds from USAID under guise of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) to sponsor Boko Haram insurgents.
Aisha Yesufu’s matter became a subject of discussion again on the internet after it emerged that the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, channelled about $697 million annually in funds to terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and ISIS.
The Forum in a Statement signed by the Secretary, Mal Iliya Mohammed Suleiman Stated: “She is currently slugging it out with many critics on X over her role in the famous Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, campaign.
“Following the revelation,Investigative journalist David Hundeyin stirred a fresh controversy by alleging that Yesufu and her associates in the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign were part of a broader USAID-backed project designed to unseat former President Goodluck Jonathan.”
However, the forum, which queried her source of funding demanded that she declared her revenue sources or face wrath of the law.
While speaking on matters of financial integrity, the Forum recalled when the National Working Committee of the Labour Party, led by Julius Abure called on the National Security Adviser and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate Aisha Yesufu for alleged misappropriation of funds from the 2023 presidential campaign.
According to the statement,Labour party did allege that Yesufu, along with Pastor Ighodalo and other accomplices, mismanaged and diverted over N12bn and $15m in donations intended for the Labour Party’s campaign.
“Citing these examples creates an atmosphere of suspicion that gave birth to our reason for demanding for thorough investigation in her past activities and sources of funds .”it added .
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