Australian negotiator, Dr Stephen Davis, has dared former governor of Borno State, Senator Modu Sheriff, to sue him over allegations that he is a sponsor of Boko Haram. Sen. Sheriff recently called a press conference to refute the negotiator’s claim that he was one of the key sponsors of the terror sect. But speaking to TheCable today Davis says that he stand by his allegation. The report after cut...
“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,” he said. “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.”
Davis told TheCable he is “very sure” of his facts as he spoke with Boko
Haram commanders “individually and separately” over a stretch of time
and they were consistent in their assertions of Sheriff’s sponsorship of
the terrorist group. “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,” Davis said. “In the last 48 hours, I have been in
touch with some commanders of the group and they maintain their stand
on Sheriff’s involvement. “Sheriff’s ploy of casting himself as a victim
is a poor attempt at disguising his sponsorship as alleged by the Boko
Haram commanders.”
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