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How did a notorious Boko Haram terrorist gain access to the official residence of a sitting governor? Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot escape questions about an extraordinary incident that occurred while he governed Borno State between 2011 and 2019. In January 2012, security operatives arrested Kabiru Sokoto, a Boko Haram operative subsequently convicted over the deadly Christmas Day 2011 bombing of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Madalla, at the Borno State Governor's Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. Read that again. A man subsequently convicted for his involvement in one of Nigeria's most horrifying terrorist attacks was arrested at the official lodge of the governor of the state that was the epicentre of Boko Haram's bloody insurgency. The Shettima administration had denied knowing the suspect and attributed his presence to a serious security breach. But an official denial does not eliminate the legitimate questions arising from such an extraordinary incident. Who authorised access to the lodge? Who accommodated the visitors? What did subsequent investigations establish? Were any officials sanctioned? And why has the full account of this troubling episode not been placed before Nigerians? These are questions of public accountability, not religious or ethnic prejudice. Under Shettima's eight-year governorship, Borno witnessed some of the darkest chapters of the insurgency, including the April 2014 abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls. Today, Shettima occupies the second-highest office in the Federal Republic. Nigerians are entitled to ask what lessons were learned from the failures of that period and why, despite years of military operations and enormous public expenditure, terrorism continues to threaten communities in the North-East. Nigerians deserve the full records of the Kabiru Sokoto investigation, an explanation of the security failures at the Borno Governor's Lodge, and a transparent accounting of the decisions that shaped the fight against Boko Haram. Mr Vice President, public office does not confer immunity from difficult questions. The victims of Boko Haram deserve justice. Nigerians deserve answers. And those who governed at the height of the insurgency, including you, must be prepared to account for their stewardship, of how your actions and inactions may have enabled terrorism in our country. The blood of innocent Nigerians must never be reduced to a footnote in the political careers of their leaders.