“Wole Soyinka Is A Confirmed Cultist” – Ali Modu Sheriff Fires Back

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.