The Federal Government has denied hiring Australia’s Stephen Davis as a Boko
Haram negotiator. This was dislosed by the Coordinator of the National
Information Centre, Mike Omeri in Abuja on Friday.
Omeri revealed that the
Federal Government has no plan of prosecuting any Nigerian for now following
the allegations made by the Australian.
Davis had earlier in the week fingered
a former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff and former Chief of Army
Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika as Boko Haram sponsors.
He said his allegations
were informed by discussions he had with several Boko Haram field commanders.
But Omeri insisted that government has not hired anybody to negotiate on its
behalf with the Boko Haram:
“For now nobody has been hired by the government to
negotiate on its behalf with Boko Haram. Anytime the government decides to do
so, it will make it known to the public.
“The government is still investigating
the allegations made by the alleged negotiator. However, the government has no
plan to question anybody because of those allegations made by the Australian.”
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