A retired Major General who led a presidential anti-terrorism task force has made explosive allegations, claiming his high-stakes investigation into the funding of Boko Haram was systematically sabotaged to protect powerful figures in the former government, including an ex-Attorney General and former army chiefs. A Presidential Probe and Abrupt Detention Retired Major General A.M. Ali-Keffi has publicly detailed a concerted effort by powerful interests to shut down a sensitive investigation that linked terrorism suspects to Nigeria's political and military elite. Appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021 to lead "Operation Service Wide" (OSW), Ali-Keffi's mandate was to identify and dismantle the financial networks of Boko Haram. The task force, collaborating with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), made significant arrests in March 2021 based on detailed financial intelligence. However, the investigation took a dramat...
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