Sheriff ready for investigation on
Boko Haram.
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A former National Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali Modu
Sheriff has offered himself for investigation
over his alleged sponsorship of the Boko Haram
sect.
The Borno State Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Kaka Shehu Lawal,
had, at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday,
accused Sheriff of being a major sponsor of the
insurgents.
But Sheriff, in a reaction by his Media Adviser,
Mr. Inuwa Bwala on Thursday, rejected
Lawal’s allegation, demanding a retraction and
apology from the Borno Attorney General.
To prove his innocence, Sheriff has called for
comprehensive investigation aimed at exposing
sponsors of the terror group.
He said, “We challenge the Federal
Government, to as a matter of urgency,
investigate, no matter who is involved, and
expose those whose antecedents show they
have links with Boko Haram.
“The Borno Attorney General is not a security
expert and we have the best security men in
the world, and they are in a good position to
tell us whether someone is directly or indirectly
linked to this Boko Haram.
“By taking it upon himself to inform the world
that this noble man is linked with Boko Haram,
I think it is the greatest disservice to the fight
against insecurity.
“I think they are trying to cover up their own
culpability in the whole matter. The
commissioner is trying to divert attention from
the real culprit of Boko Haram.”