This was even as Fani-Kayode declared: “we are more than ready to meet Senator Ali Modu Sheriff in court. It would be a pleasure to expose him for what he is. The days of intimidating, silencing and threatening others are long over. If sheriff is a Goliath, let him rest assured that he has finally met his David.”
The embattled PDP Chairman made it clear that this time around, Fani-kayode would not go scot-free. Saying that he lost his blood brother to the activities of Boko Haram sect and wondered why anyone would accuse him of supporting the sect.
The newly sworn-in national chairman blasted those linking him with the resurgence of Boko Haram sect and any other form of terrorism in the north eastern part of the country.
Sheriff, on his Facebook page and Twitter Sheriff , said that he would deal with ‘stubborn’ Fani-Kayode.
He said that no court had linked him with Boko Haram and no one had ever accused him of supporting the group, and wondered why Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, was smiting his name.
“No court of competent jurisdiction has ever linked me with Boko Haram. I will do one thing this time round. People like Femi Fani-Kayode will not go scot-free this time round. Now that I have been given the opportunity to talk, let me say that I have nothing to do with Boko Haram.” He wondered why anyone could accuse him of sponsoring Boko Haram when they killed his blood brother and even attempted to kill him for his refusal to Islamise northern Nigeria.
The PDP chairman said: “They killed my brother, same mother and same father. They said they were going to kill me because I refused to allow them to Islamise northern Nigeria.
“Boko Haram (members) is criminals. My friends are all over the world. The real sponsors of Boko Haram will be caught and I have nothing to do with Boko Haram.”
Responding in a statement, Fani-Kayode said that he was amused by the Senator’s threat and that he is waiting with baited breath for his actions.
“Needless to say we stand by everything that we have said,” Fani-Kayode insisted.
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that Modu Sheriff is still under investigation for alleged corruption.
Sheriff was arrested by the commission in June last year for alleged embezzlement of public funds during his eight years as governor of Borno State but was granted bail.
His government was said to have received over N300 billion from the Federation Account between 2003 and 2011, an amount alleged to have been mismanaged by Sheriff.
The ex-governor of Borno State was subsequently detained from June 3 to June 4, 2015 and released on administrative bail without being charged to court.
The EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, had said at the time: “We can ask him to come back anytime we need him.” [myad]
