Report Suggests Boko Haram Backed by Ex Governor & Chad President

Intelligence reports obtained by Premium Times point to links between a former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sheriff, and the Boko Haram sect. The information further fuels suggestions that the ex-governor is a major financier of the terrorists and that he collaborated with President Idris Deby.

Ex-Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and President Jonathan at a meeting with the President of Chad, Idris Deby.

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