The Federal Government has denied hiring an Australian, Dr Stephen Davis, as a mediator between it and the Boko Haram sect.
The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri made the position of the Federal Government known in Abuja.
The official added that the FG does not have any plan of prosecuting any Nigerian for now over allegations made by Mr. Davis.
The Perth-based international advisor had named a former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, a former Chief of Army Staff, General Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika and an ex-senior official of the Central Bank of Nigeria as sponsors of the violent group.
But Omeri insisted on Friday that the Federal Government has not hired anybody to negotiate on its behalf with the Boko Haram sect.
“For now, the Federal Government of Nigeria has 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 taking over of Gwoza and Bama by the Boko Haram sect, Omeri said Bama and Gwoza still remained part of Nigeria.
“Bama and Gwoza still remains part of Nigeria, the Federal Government will not cede 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.
Omeri, however, could not confirm if 21 local government areas have been taken over by the Boko Haram sect as being alleged by some Nigerians.
On the abducted Chibok girls, the coordinator stated that the release of the girls still remained paramount to the Federal Government as their abduction was still a source of concern to the Federal Government.
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Posted: at 6-09-2014 09:42 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
morgrawl231 at 6-09-2014 10:13 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Posted: at 6-09-2014 10:13 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
You are all hypocrites - including some of the commentators here. How do you expect the Federal Government tor prosecute its agents? Ihejerika and Sheriff worked for Jonathan 2015 agenda. They destroyed the region they thought could be a challenge 'politically'. The foot soldiers are Niger Delta militants and their trainers are Nigerian army. Sheriff could kill even his mother to get money; Ihejerika is an Igbo (you know Igbo and money!) so they worked for a militant President. Very soon Nigeria will become a war zone government by heavily drugged militants. The federal government would never identify with the Austialian negotiator because in the history of war in the world, spy is always sacrificed - a spy is always an expendable. Time is existence; only time would reveals the evil plan of Jonathan and his cohorts to Nigerian nation!
Posted: at 6-09-2014 02:05 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
Amibomatc at 6-09-2014 10:47 PM (10 years ago) (m)
It shows that Buhari and co can go any lenght to lay hold on the power. God forbid. Not when we have already see his true colour. Not long ago he fake assasination, now it is about the sponsor of his boys. The government should not waste time to arrest that idiot and bring him to justice.
The stupid Australian who claim to have been hired by the government, his job should have been to release the girls not to name sponsor , or is he a member of Boko Haram?
Posted: at 6-09-2014 10:47 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Hnsly all d funking ibo guys in this forum are thinking with they anus. Imagine they comment supporting the barbaric and modaral government rolling Nigeria. a neutral person come all away from Australia to revealed the true about all the innocent souls that has been killed. But some sense less folks are busy been trabalistic about it. God pls we need u to come rescue us from those ibos and they stupid agendas. The last time Nigeria experience this caind of killing going on in the country was wen ibos are rolling the country. The same thing is happening now
Posted: at 7-09-2014 03:26 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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