Buhari’s Principal Receives Death Threats 24 Hours After Certificate Release

 The Nation reports that the principal, Mallam Isyaku Bello has been receiving death threats for releasing the controversial, much-awaited WASC result. Although as at last night, the exact place where the threats are coming from cannot be ascertained directly.

According to a source close to the principal, it was made known that the pricipal, Mallam Isyaku was called upon by his employers, the Katsina State Ministry of Education, concerning the release of the results. 

The principal who is presently at a crossroad and does not know his fate for releasing Buhari’s results was said to have explained that he needed to defend the integrity of the college (formerly Provincial Secondary School, Katsina) and not Gen. Buhari as he is not political minded.

The embattled principal was reported to have made numerous distress calls to his close friends and relatives. 

“Some forces were unhappy with the issuance of results to Gen. Buhari and they have been threatening the principal. They have been calling him names, abusing him. Some were actually threatening to deal with him. “They told the principal that he ought to have left Buhari to his fate instead of releasing his results.

“Faced with pressure, the principal has reached out to friends and relatives on the threats. He explained that he did so to protect the integrity of the college and not anybody’s. “We hope that no harm will come upon the principal, who was just doing his job,” a source close to the principal reveals.

Although it is still unclear whether Mallam Bello has reported the threat to the police or not as at press time, when The Nation put a call through to him, he did not pick his calls neither did he reply his messages.

However, a highly-placed source in APC Presidential Campaign Council confirmed the threats saying, “This is an unfortunate development if it is true that the principal is really being harassed for doing an official assignment.”

However another source said: the Katsina State Government actually consented to the release of the results by the Ministry of Education in view of the sensitive nature of the issue at hand.

A government source said: “Since the WASC results of Buhari had become political, the position of the government was that the principal ought to have cleared the air after all Buhari is a citizen of the state. 

When the Special Adviser Media to Governor Ibrahim Shema, Mr. Lawal Ahmad Matazu, said: ”Is that so? I’m hearing it for the first time from you. I will find out. Thanks.” 

It would be recalled that just yesterday, former Nigeria’s president Olusegun Obasanjo spoke about the certificate controversy rambling WASC certificate of the presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Obasanjo said that incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan is aware that his opponent is capable to run for February presidential poll but some hawks with Jonathan, do not want him to contest because they believed that he will win and come for them.

 

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