Earlyface

Former Borno State Governor, Alimodu Sheriff
has challenged Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka
over his allegations that Sheriff was indeed a
Boko Haram sponsor.
Reacting to the open letter written by Prof. Soyinka,
titled ‘ Wage of Impunity’, Sheriff who spoke through
the Commissioner of Information and Home Affairs
under his administration, Mr. Inuwa Bwala in an
interview with Punch, accused Soyinka of being a
cultist who is simply entertaining Nigerians with his
mastery of the English language.
“As the ‘cultist’ we know him (Soyinka) to be, being
the founder of a confraternity for which the world is
still waiting for answers from him, he is the least
morally qualified to speak on the alleged involvement
of any Nigerian in whatever crime ,” he stated.
He said Soyinka should make public whatever
evidence he had linking him to the sect, adding that
he and others who claim to have evidence go to court
with it.
Sheriff said: “We challenge him to name this person
he says he knows as a sponsor of Boko Haram in the
Central Bank, if he is as patriotic as he claims to be.
We also challenge him to prove to Nigerians that he
is not the cultist we have always known him to be.
“No security agency anywhere or an individual who
claims to have investigated this matter independently
can dictate to Nigerians or our security personnel
what to do about this Boko Haram menace.
Therefore, this needless diversion is unwelcome .”
He added that Soyinka’s statement lacked any form of
merit.
It would be recalled that an Australian negotiator,
Stephen Davis had alleged that Boko Haram
insurgents are being sponsored by some Nigerian
politicians
, pointing accusing fingers at Sheriff and Ihejirika.
Wole Soyinka said he knew Davis and had worked
with him.