Boko Haram-More Can Of Worms As Davis Exposes Modu Sheriff

Controversial Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis has opened more can worms as he revealed in an interview how former Borno Governor, Modu Sheriff sponsored Boko Haram members to Hajj.

“Funds are provided to purchase weapons. This is sometimes transferred through the Central Bank of Nigeria to a person in Cairo who provides the weapons and also provides military uniforms.

“At other times vehicles are purchased in Benin for example and driven into Nigeria where they are sold for cash. They do not mind taking a loss on the sale price as by this method they can obtain cash in Nigeria without a direct link to the sponsor,” Davies said in an interview with the Vanguard.

He further revealed that the recipient of the fund in Egypt was a Kanuri man, whose exact identity is known only to the Department of State Security Service DSS.

No, he is Nigerian. He is a Kanuri who has fought with Boko Haram and now associates with a network of jihadists. I have given all his details to the DG-SSS,” he said.

On the kind of sponsorship received by the sect, Davis had this to say:

“Former governor Sheriff was specifically mentioned many times. Specifically for example, Sheriff was mentioned as sponsoring trips of the boys to the Lesser Hajj. There, the boys are “reorientated”.

“In effect they are recruited to Boko Haram. When they return to Nigeria the recruits are then taken off for further reorientation by which they mean teaching and for training. Some of the training took place in Mali by Tuareg leaders but now more training is conducted locally.”

“At other times vehicles are purchased in Benin for example and driven into Nigeria where they are sold for cash. They do not mind taking a loss on the sale price as by this method they can obtain cash in Nigeria without a direct link to the sponsor.

The Australian also revealed the type of vehicles the sect love buying:

VW Golf was mentioned as a favourite. They can sell these very easily in Nigeria. They do keep some to use for suicide bombing. Some time ago they told me one sponsor pledged six Hilux vehicles for the suicide bombers”.