Australian negotiator Stephen Davis has dared former Borno state
governor, Alimodu Sheriff to sue him for saying he's one of the sponsors of Boko
Haram. Mr Sheriff had threatened to
sue at a press conference on Wednesday.
Speaking with
TheCable today, Davis said if Alimodu Sheriff goes to court, evidences to prove he has connections with the sect will be produced.
"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." Continue...
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. 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.” he said
Last week, the federal government announced that due to the Ebola outbreak, the resumption date of primary and secondary schools would be postponed to October 13th to enable school officials undergo a two-week mandatory Ebola treatment/prevention training. 
