The inability of Sagir Koli, the army Captain who leaked the Ekiti-rigging audiotape, to come forward and authenticate the tape, is the reason investigation into the matter cannot proceed, President Goodluck Jonathan has said.
Mr. Jonathan told Thisday newspaper that he inquired from the head of the Department of State Security, DSS, if the agency was investigating the matter, but was told that investigation could not proceed because Mr. Koli, who went underground after he was tipped off about the order from the army hierarchy to arrest him, has not come forward to validate the audio recording.
After Mr. Koli escaped, his 15-year-old brother, Ahmadu Koli, a pupil of Army Children School, who was staying with him, was arrested, tortured at a military facility in Ibadan Oyo, and detained for about five months.
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“There was no formal petition before them, but because of the general interest, they wanted to have him interviewed to know where this was coming from. If someone comes up with a spurious allegation that has no substance and the person disappears, of course, what do you want me to do? Definitely, anytime we get him, he’ll have to substantiate his allegations. There is a lot of false stories being circulated and it is very sad,” he added.
The President did not explain why Mr. Koli needed to validate the recording before investigations could be launched into the scandal.
He also did not say whether security agencies must always wait for petitions before investigating weighty issues such as the Ekiti rigging scandal.
Mr. Jonathan admitted that he has not even listened to the tape. He however tried to save face by saying he originally dismissed it as a fabrication, despite admissions from key actors the meeting actually held, because the person who recorded it did so to achieve a particular purpose and could have manipulated the discussion.
“I have not watched the video (it is an audio recording, not video). I said that it was a fabrication because, you see, people now, especially with the social media; we could be here and discuss issues and somebody will hack some of our voices and create a story that never happened,” he said.
“Therefore I am not saying that a meeting in question was held or not held, but the issue of conspiring to rig, I said it was a fabrication,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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See the level of foolishness from the number one citizen of Nigeria. I wonder the authenticity of his Phd from Uni Port.
ReplyDeleteHow on earth could he expect Sgt Koli to show up with the respiration of those involved ? As he (GEJ) called those mentioned in the tape to hear their views or is there any denial from those mentioned ? Rather our go further to nominate Obanikoro as a minister .
at least his Uniport PHD certificate is better than a fake Cambridge certificate. With this scar on him Buhari will have forever be an imprisoned President, thank God, he is not winning!. Chei!, God loves Nigeria too much
DeleteThose mentioned in the tape cannot be witness to their own crime, you see how dull you are? its only the St Paul who leaked the tape should come and testify. But the idiot should have known that he will be called upon to testify before collecting bribe to leak a fake tape. and what about Obanikoro? enemy of progress!
DeleteFake PHD at that, my grand mother can do better. Olosi.
DeleteThis clueless man will not stop flaunting his stupidity. DSS is also very stupid. He should show up for you to kill, look at the type of people we have at the helm of affair. Jonathan needs to learn how to keep quiet.
ReplyDeleteYou are just the biggest idiot in Nigeria, have u ever heard that Jonathan killed anyone, you think he's Buhari that goes about killing people. You even flaunt more stupidity by your senseless writeup.
DeleteNigerians we are in a big shit... imagine what a president of a big nation like this is saying????
ReplyDeleteSo the word Forensic Investigation is now unknown in Nigeria? hmmmmmmmm!!!
ReplyDeleteThe guy must show up to authenticate his claims, are u empty heads saying I can just put a story and everyone should swallow it hook line and sinker? In these days of very good technology.....abeg spare me. Tell me that the so called person that leaked the tape does not know he will be called to come and witness....nonsense. story for the gods!
ReplyDeleteMy Prisident you couldn't listen to the audio record and you concluded that it was fabrication. You need the man before you will investigate it? to do what. For him to be killed.... There's no way you will investigate it because you are involved. You were implicated in that so you will trash it. You know it's true that was why you hastily called it fabrication but still it's still hunting you.
ReplyDeleteShame on Nigeria's President see what nonsense he saying because he is the one paid army to rig of election, he is try to get out of it useless leader
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