Stephen Davis Acting Obasanjo's
Script-Asari
Leader of the defunct Niger Delta Volunteers
Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has declared
that the Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis is
acting a script written by former Olusegun
President Obasanjo by his recent disclosure on
the sponsors of Boko Haram.
Asari-Dokubo in an interview with newsmen
insisted that Davis was being economical with
the truth.
He said it was laughable that the negotiator
fingered former Chief of Army Staff, General
Azubuike Ihejirika and former governor Ali Modu
Sheriff as sponsors of Boko Haram, when the
sect had made statements against the duo.
His words: “I know Stephen Davis very well. I
know him to his family. I think he is economical
with the truth. As somebody I know, I was
disappointed. I was the first person Stephen
Davis negotiated with. I am totally disappointed
in the politics he is playing.
“He negotiated with me when I was in the creek
on behalf of the European Embassies in Nigeria.
He negotiated with me to cease fire and come
out to meet with the then President Olusegun
Obasanjo. He negotiated with me without paying
anything. We only agreed because we thought
Obasanjo would be sincere, but it did not
happen.
“How can he say opposition is sponsoring Boko
Haram and then the first name he would mention
is Azubuike Ihejirika. When did Ihejirika start to
sponsor Boko Haram, was it when it was formed
in 2002 when he was never Chief of Army Staff
or when their leader Mohammed Yusuf was
extra-judicially murdered in 2009; when did he
start
sponsoring if not that someone is playing
politics.
“When you bring pepper soup joint talk to
national issues, it is sad. He has diminished
himself as an International negotiator. I hold him
in very high regard but I am disappointed.
“He said former governor Ali Modu Sheriff is
sponsoring Boko Haram, and I ask, when? Was it
when they accused him of allegedly murdering
Yusuf’s father-in law who was his former
Commissioner? Lest we forget, one of the
demands of Boko Haram in 2009 was that Sheriff
should be put on trial, so when did he start the
sponsorship?
“Now, all of a sudden, Sherrif who was a
chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC)
was not a sponsor of Boko Haram until he
defected to the PDP.
“Now, APC are now shouting. So, when they
were hobnobbing with him he was not a Boko
Haram sponsor until now? APC is evil and they
are hiding the truth from people. As far as I am
concerned, my friend Stephen Davis has totally
reduced himself.
“All his comments are pepper soup joint talk. He
did not name other members of the opposition
but mentioned Ihejirika. The same Ihejirika, El
Rufai and others said should be taken to
International Court for War Crimes, now he said
he is a sponsor of Boko Haram.
“Davis is Obasanjo’s friend. Obasanjo brought
him to Nigeria and he is playing Obasanjo‘s
script. He is playing Obasanjo’s agenda.
Whoever introduced him to the government
should have done a background check on him”.
On Chibok girls, he reiterated his comment that
Boko Haram did not kidnap any teenage girl.
“Just like I read that the #BringBackGoodluck
Jonathan signpost should be removed. Why is
the government pretending that some girls are
missing? No girls are missing. They should not
play politics with this thing. Nobody is missing.
It is a scam “There is nothing like that; I still
want to believe.
There was no time girls were kidnapped”.
Reminded that even the international community
were helping out in the search of the girls,
Dokubo said that notwithstanding, he maintains
his position.
“Which international community? The
international community that went to Iraq and
said there were weapons of mass destruction, till
today, they have not seen any. The International
community that went to Libya to kill Ghadaffi
and today have totally destroyed Libya.
“Which International community are you talking
about; the international community with vested
interests? They came since with goggle map and
co, so why have they not located the girls? It is
a disgrace. Why have American soldiers not
rescue the girls?”