…urges him to draw lessons from Afghan experience
*Ousted Afghan President, Ghani, arrives UAE ‘with four cars full of money’
A former presidential aide, Mr. Reno Omokri, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari, that a Taliban prisoner, Khairullah Khairkhwa, rehabilitated by former US President Barack Obama, is now one of the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
Omokri gave this warning following the plan by the Buhari administration to reintegrate some repentant Boko Haram terrorists into the society.
Recall that the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, had disclosed that over 1,000 members of Boko Haram and their families had surrendered to the troops.
The former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in his reaction, wrote, “Khairullah Khairkhwa, a Taliban prisoner rehabilitated and released from Guantanamo Bay by Obama is now one of the leaders of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
“I hope those of you who insult me for cautioning Buhari against releasing repentant Boko Haramists are watching.”
He further stated, “One tweet from Trump would have scared the Taliban more than any military armada Biden could have put together.
“It’s all about perception. Even dogs bite if they sense weakness. Biden lacks the alpha personality and clout to instil a healthy fear in America’s enemies.”
The Taliban took over the country after the United States of America pulled out its military after spending about two decades in the war-ravaged country.
Meanwhile, toppled Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, has landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with his family members and the multimillion-dollar assets he allegedly plundered when he escaped from Kabul following the Taliban take-over.
Local media reports announced Ghani’s arrival into the Emirates on Wednesday, adding that the ousted Afghan leader was welcomed into the country with his family on humanitarian grounds.
“The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the #UAE has welcomed President #AshrafGhani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds,” Sharjah-based outlet, UAE Barq, reported.
The exiled Afghan president had reportedly fled the country with four vehicles and a helicopter filled with cash.
The spokesman for the Russian embassy in Kabul, Nikita Ishchenko, told Reuters that some of the money looted by Ghani was left flying on the tarmac as it could not fit into the helicopter.
“Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac,” Mr Ischenko said.
On Sunday, Ghani fled the presidential palace in Kabul after Taliban fighters took over the country’s capital.
The extremists made rapid inroads across Afghanistan over the weekend as the U.S. and other countries started withdrawing their troops from the country.
Heavily criticized by his cabinet members for abandoning the country at a very critical time, Ghani pushed back by saying he fled the country to avoid bloodshed.
The original date for the full withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan was September 11, to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.