ABUJA – FEDERAL Government, weekend,
disclosed that it did not have any plan to
prosecuting any Nigerian for now base on the
various allegations made by Dr Stephen Davis,
an Australian man.
The government also denied hiring Stephen
Davis, saying that it was not clear yet on his
alleged status, as acting as a Boko Haram
negotiator on its behalf.
Recently, Stephen Davis who claimed to be
acting as negotiator between the sect and the
federal government for the safe release of the
over 200 abducted girls from Government Girl
Secondary School, Chilbok, in Borno state on 14
April 2014 was allegedly hired by the
government.
Davis had insisted that former governor of
Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff and former Chief of
Army Staff, General Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika
are Boko Haram sponsors.
He also accused an unnamed senior official of
the Central Bank of Nigeria as well as a man
based in Cairo, Egypt whom he claimed operates
as Boko Haram’s bagman as major players in the
funding and continued existence of the deadly
Islamist sect.
Dr Davis, who said he did not want to mention
the name of the CBN official, as it may affect
investigation by Nigeria’s security service,
stated that his allegations were informed by
discussions he had with several Boko Haram field
commanders over a long period of time.
Reacting to this during a security briefing, on
Friday, in Abuja, the Coordinator of the National
Information Centre, Mike Omeri insisted that the
Federal Government had not hired anybody to
negotiate on its behalf with the Boko Haram
sect.
“For now, the Federal Government of Nigeria
have not appointed anyone to negotiate on its
behalf with the Boko Haram sect, anytime it
decides to do so, the Federal Government will
make it known to the public”
“On the various allegations made by the alleged
negotiator, the Federal Government is still
investigating it, whatever should be done rightly
will be done but there is no plan to probe any
Nigerian for now,” he said.
On the declaration of Islamic Caliphate in Gwoza
and Bama by the Boko Haram sect, Omeri
insisted that Bama and Gwoza still remains part
of Nigeria.
“Bama and Gwoza still remains part of Nigeria,
the Federal Government will not cease any part
of its territory to any group as troops are still
on ground in Borno state and are capable of
defending the state no matter the situation,” he
said.
However, he said he could not confirm, if 21
local governments had been taken over by the
Boko Haram sect as being alleged by some
Nigerians.
On the abducted Chibok girls, Omeri said the
release of the girls still remains paramount to
the Federal Government as their abduction still
remains a source of concern.



source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/boko-haram-plan-prosecution-ihejirika-sherrif-fg/