Boko Haram's Unlikely Source of Funding - Ruling Party

Daily Maverick

23 November 2011

Boko Haram's Unlikely Source of Funding - Ruling Party

Simon Allison

analysis

Nigerian security forces delighted on Monday in a putting a Boko Haram spokesman they captured earlier this month on public display. This spokesman made the sensational claim that funding for the militant group came from none other than politicians aligned to Nigeria's ruling party.

SIMON ALLISON explains why, in the crazy, complex world of Nigerian politics, this makes perfect sense....