Video of Isa Pantami and late founder of Boko Haram debating, surfaces online after Pantami was placed on US terror watchlist

A video of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami and late founder of Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf debating on the importance of western education has surfaced after he (Isa Pantami) was reportedly placed on terror watchlist by the US.

During the debate, Yusuf maintained Boko Haram’s traditional belief of western education being evil, while Pantami outlined the benefits of western education.

This was way before Pantami’s appointment as minister, as he was a known Islamic preacher and held what was termed ‘dangerous views’ against the American government with allegiance to Al-Qaeda.

Pantami who was also the Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme Sharia Council in Nigeria and a former student of Salafist ideologies was trained in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East with other top Islamic jihadists.

The Independent reported that Isa Pantami had in the past eulogised Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi as a great leader. Al-Zargawi joined Al-Qaeda group after migrating to Afghanistan at the end of the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Centre in America.

Here’s what he reportedly wrote about Al-Zarqawi; “Un­der the Osama’s leader­ship, he became the unit commander of army of AlQaeda with the support of the Commander of the loyal Maula Umar (Tali­ban leader). It was after the Sep­tember 11 attack that he suffered serious leg inju­ry and was taken to Iraq for treatment where he spent a long time recov­ering. When Iraq was attacked by the enemies of God, this great man joined in the fight leading his group against the US military and its al­lies in Iraq.”