By Sa’adiyyah Adebisi Hassan
Nigeria woke up to one of the most shocking revelations in its history, a confession so explosive that it shakes the very foundation of the country’s security architecture.
Dr. Bello Matawalle, Nigeria’s current Minister of State for Defence, has been publicly accused of directly empowering terrorists during his tenure as Zamfara State Governor.
These allegations have existed for over a year. A respected cleric, Malam Murtala Asada, accused Matawalle of funding and equipping deadly terror leaders. Matawalle never sued.
Not once.
Not for over twelve months.
But immediately Nigerians started calling for his removal from the Ministry of Defence – only then did he suddenly rush to court to “defend his name.”
Unfortunately for him, the truth followed him there.
Because one of his closest aides, Muhammad Musa Kamarawa, a Senior Special Adviser to Matawalle when he was governor, has now stepped forward, and his confession is a nuclear bomb.
Below is the confession word-for-word, exactly as he said it:
THE FULL CONFESSION (UNCUT)
From Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, Former SSA to Matawalle
“My name is Muhammad Musa Kamarawa, I am the SSA to Matawalle when he was Zamfara State Governor. I just saw on media now that Bello Matawalle has sued respected cleric Malam Murtala Asada… If it is based on the video of the cleric accusing Matawalle, it is true.
All what the cleric said is true.”
He continued:
“There is one particular clip where the cleric mentioned that Matawalle bought vehicles for the terrorists. I swear by Allah, it is true. Matawalle bought those vehicles. He bought vehicles for Kachalla Halilu, Bello Turji, Ado Aleru.”
Then came the part no Nigerian was prepared for:
“There is another clip where the cleric said they bought Dusa for the terrorists. I swear by Allah it is me, Musa Kamarawa, that they gave money to buy the Dusa.
Here is the bank statement that shows all the 14 LGAs of Zamfara State each sent me ₦3 million. That is ₦42 million.
I used the money to buy 28,000 bags of Dusa. I know who I gave, and I gave terrorists too.”
More revelations followed – darker than anything Nigeria has ever heard:
“There is a clip the cleric said Dole, a terrorist, was arrested with more than 500 rifles and ammunition. He was shot in the leg. He was arrested and taken to Abuja at Lamurde’s office. Matawalle sent one of his boys, Bashir Maru, to go and bail him.”
But the nightmare did not end there.
“The cleric also talked about a house bought for Turji. I swear by Allah, it’s true. I am the one who bought the uncompleted building. We bought it, we completed it, and we gave it to Turji.”
And then he dropped the final bomb:
“All this is just what the cleric knows. But there are things he doesn’t know.
Like buying stolen cows. I swear to Allah, Matawalle gave me ₦84 million to buy stolen cows. I took it to Kachalla Halilu and Kachalla Turji – both deadliest terrorists – and I gave them the money.
Those cows were stolen cows.”
Finally, he challenged Matawalle openly:
“I am calling Malam Murtala Asada to allow me to be a witness in the court. I will go to the court with my proofs and evidence. There are many things done in secret that no one knows.
I swear I will say it in front of the court.
It is time for people to know the truth.”
THE BIG QUESTION:
How is Bello Matawalle still Minister of Defence?
This confession is not from bloggers.
Not from political opponents.
Not from rumours.
It is from his own Senior Special Adviser, the man he trusted with millions of naira and direct operations.
The confession is public.
The cleric’s allegations are public.
The evidence exists.
Nigerians have been screaming for over a year.
And yet – the man sits in the Ministry of Defence.
A Ministry meant to protect Nigerians from terrorists…
…while the man accused of empowering terrorists sits inside it.
This is not just wrong.
This is national insanity.
No serious country allows someone with such allegations to remain anywhere near national security.
TINUBU MUST ACT – NOW
For once, Nigeria must behave like a country and not a comedy show.
The Minister of Defence resigned.
Common sense demands the Minister of State for Defence, who carries even heavier allegations, MUST also go.
Nigeria cannot fight terrorism with one hand – while the other hand embraces those accused of feeding it.
If President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu truly wants General Christopher Musa to succeed, then:
Matawalle MUST step aside.
Investigations MUST begin immediately.
Nigeria MUST show the world it is not a clown republic.
This is not politics.
This is not tribe.
This is not religion.
This is national survival.
