{"id":38619,"date":"2015-05-16T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T15:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=38619"},"modified":"2015-05-16T16:32:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T15:32:29","slug":"boko-haram-kingpin-senator-zanna-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/boko-haram-kingpin-senator-zanna-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram kingpin, Senator Zanna,\u00a0 is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5225\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5170\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5224\" class=\"email-wrapped\">\n<div id=\"yiv0063268249\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5223\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senator Ahmed Zanna, who represented Borno Central has died.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5229\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was aged 59.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5227\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zanna, fingered\u00a0 severally for being a Boko Haram sponsor, died early today in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431786980767_5228\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some months ago, one of the Wanted Boko Haram Commander, Shuaibu Mohammed Bama was\u00a0 arrested at the private residence of Senator\u00a0 Zanna<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bama was arrested yesterday when the Joint Task Force JTF Operating in Borno State storm the house of the serving Senator\u00a0 who has been under serious\u00a0 watch by security forces\u00a0 for allegedly romancing and sponsoring the Boko Haram sect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zanna was once indicted by the former Police Commissioner in Borno State Simeion Midenda for finding some Boko Haram related materials in hands of Zanna\u2019s Supporters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senator Modu Sheriff, the former governor of Borno\u00a0 state, had once\u00a0\u00a0 called\u00a0 security authorities to fully investigate that\u00a0 incident and Senator Zanna\u2019s possible links with Boko Haram, insisting he is a Boko Haram kingpin.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He drew\u00a0 attention to Zanna\u2019s \u201cHajj-by-road\u201d activities for which, he said, the legislator was suspected to have used as a fa\u00e7ade for the importation of arms and window for the training of terrorists.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zanna\u00a0 had been admitted in Germany hospital for an undisclosed ailment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"base-card-clear\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ahmed Zanna, who represented Borno Central has died. 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