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Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Ani, an Igbo man and Christian by faith, who was an aide to late Boko Haram leader, Muhammad Yusuf has recounted his relationship with the late terrorist leader.
Speaking with Daily Trust Saturday, Chukwuemeka narrated that the late Yusuf was a nice educated man.
Emmanuel said, “He loved me so much. In fact, I found it difficult to believe that he could preach violence, but, somehow he lost his way.
“Yusuf, may his soul rest in peace, was a very nice person. He encouraged us to be role models by going to school. He was jovial but didn’t tolerate nonsense. If he saw a girl putting on trousers, he would advise her that it was not good. One day we were coming back from football training and he saw two men fighting. He stopped and settled the matter.
“So, when the Boko Haram crisis erupted, I was surprised that such a thing came from somebody I was trying to emulate, because I was a lover of soccer like him. He loved football very much. Fortunately, I was his ball boy. He played with Succor Star and was an excellent goalkeeper.
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On his relationship with Shekau, Emeka said, “I was not too close to Shekau because of his strictness, but he was kind to me also. He didn’t play football but he often accompanied Yusuf to the pitch. I was always around them. The two were well-educated, but as time went on they decided to do what they did.
Also on the last time he saw Shekau, Emeka said, “Some days after Yusuf was killed when the markas was about to be demolished. It was in the night; he sent for me and told me that it was the last time I would see him and he left.
