Following an alleged libelous tweet tweeted by Pres. Buhari’s Media Aide, Lauretta Onochie, former Vice-Preident of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the PDP in the 2019 General election, Atiku Abubakar have filed a suit of N2.5Billion before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Friday, 26th June.
The tweet by Lauretta Onochie on Tuesday, May 7th, allegedly suggested that Atiku was on the watch list of security operatives in the United Arab Emirates and had travelled to shop for terrorists in the Middle East.
Atiku, through his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), filed a N2.5bn suit against Onochie before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on June 26.
According to Mike, “To say that the claimant is shopping for terrorists knowing same to be untrue and without any foundation is not only dishonest and reckless, but is calculated and politically designed to instigate security agents against him not only in the UAE, but across the world,” he stated in his statement of claim accompanying the suit.
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The claimant said “the defamatory publication” was also published by several newspapers nationwide and on several social media news.
“The odious publication has clearly rubbished the claimant’s image and reputation. It has caused him national and international backlash and embarrassment and has done incalculable damage to him.”
Atiku also wants the court to compel the Onochie to make a retraction of the publication and apologies to him on Twitter, Facebook and also in three national newspapers with wide circulation within the country. He also want the apology broadcast on AIT, Channels and NTA and also pay him the sum of N2,500,000,000,000 representing general, aggravated, punitive and exemplary damages over the untold embarrassment.
