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| Dr. Stephen Davis |
Dr Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator reportedly
appointed by the Nigerian government in the heat of the #BringBackOurGirls
campaign in Nigeria, has asked former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff,
to head to court if he could muster the courage.
Davis said if Sheriff went to court, then he would reveal
all evidences to show that the former governor was behind insurgency that has
ravaged the northeastern part of the country.
Sheriff had in a press conference, on Wednesday, threatened
to sue Davis for linking him with the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria and
for disparaging him.
He said he would contact his legal team to begin the
processes of suing the Australian as he vehemently denied any involvement with
the group and its activities.
Prior to Sheriff’s denial, Davis had revealed in an
international television monitored across the world, that Sheriff and Nigeria’s
former Army Chief, Azubuike Ihejirika, were responsible for the growing
insurgency in the country.
He also exonerated former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari
and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai,
saying the duo had nothing to do with the group.
Davis said he was moved to reveal the sponsors of the group
because he could not bear the plights of those held hostage by the group.
He also revealed that leaders of the sect had informed him
that Sheriff and Ihejirika were their backers.
TheCable, a Nigerian online medium, said Davis, while
speaking with the medium said he would provide evidences to prove that Sheriff
is connected with the terrorist group.
“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,” TheCable quoted Davis as saying.
“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.
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