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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has repeated allegations linking erstwhile Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, to the aboriginal activities of the Boko Haram insurgent group, challenging the erstwhile politician to institute ineligible enactment if helium believes the claims are false.
The allegations were made successful a video circulating connected societal media successful which Falana revisited comments helium said helium had antecedently made regarding the origins of the Boko Haram insurgency successful Borno State.
According to Falana, Sheriff allegedly provided fiscal enactment to the radical and entered into a governmental statement with its members during the 2003 governorship election.
“Not lone did helium sponsor that organisation by providing funds for them, successful 2003 helium had a woody with the Boko Haram sect to get him to triumph the election,” Falana alleged.
He further claimed that aft winning the election, the erstwhile politician appointed Buji Foi arsenic Commissioner for Religious Affairs earlier the commissioner aboriginal resigned from the administration.
Falana besides alleged that Sheriff was arrested successful Cameroon implicit alleged links to Boko Haram earlier being released, and referenced erstwhile claims made by the precocious Reverend Stephen Davis, who had publically alleged that immoderate salient Nigerians funded the insurgent group.
Ali Modu Sheriff has, connected respective occasions, denied allegations linking him to Boko Haram.
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