The Australian negotiator on Boko Haram, Stephen Davis has dared
ex-governor, Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno state to sue him for calling him
one of the sponsors of Boko Haram. It should be recalled that Sheriff had threatened to go to court over the matter at a press conference on Wednesday.
Davis in an interview pointed out that if Ali Modu Sheriff goes to
court, it will throw up evidences that will prove that he has
connections with the sect.
Hear him: “He is worried, is he? He knows that if he goes to court,
the evidence will be produced and he cannot escape justice. Let him go
to court if that is what he wishes. It is his right to do so. He will
not be able to avoid close examination and then the facts will be known.
Good luck to him if he decides to sue me in Australia. He can’t buy the
judges here. Truth is not for sale. Australia has zero toleration for
those who might sponsor terrorism. No one should be above the law
whether in Australia or Nigeria. Justice must be served for every
Nigerian killed, every girl and boy kidnapped, every girl raped, every
person who has lost their home in the course of this violence.”
“It seems to me the extent of involvement of every person named by
Boko Haram as a sponsor should be closely and thoroughly examined by the
correct authorities. I read his defence on the media this week. Rather
than come out as a statement of facts, it read like a novel of
unconvincing fiction.” The negotiator noted that he has been in touch
with some Boko Haram commanders within the last 48 hours and they did
not change their stance on Sheriff’s involvement. He continued that
Sheriff’s ploy of casting himself as a victim was a poor attempt at
disguising his sponsorship as was alleged by the Boko Haram commanders.
Source: osundefender
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