Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, has stated that he intends to file a defamation lawsuit against Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.
According to Gwarzo, Ribadu supported Ado Bayero’s return to Kano.
In a formal letter sent by his legal lawyers at Aliyu & Musa Chambers, Ribadu has asked for an apology from the deputy governor.
“We act as solicitors to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who presently occupies the exalted position of the National Security Adviser (“our client”) and on whose instructions we write this letter.
“The attention of our client was drawn to a video clip being shared on different social media platforms wherein you granted an interview at Emir’s Palace in Kano on Saturday, the 25th day of May 2024, in a very calm atmosphere, and without any provocation whatsoever, falsely accusing our client of using his office to kill the people of Kano State and maim their properties. In the clip, you were shown to be saying it in Hausa.
“Your false accusations against our client portraying his office as an appendage of a political party and a willing tool to cause chaos in Kano are false and done to damage the hard-earned reputation of our client in the eyes of the right-thinking members of society, and indeed, it has succeeded in doing so.”
“In all the places he has served, our client has never been accused of any wrongdoing. Given this illustrious background, it is inconceivable that someone would harbor the thought that our client would descend his exalted office so low as to interfere in the local tussle of the Kano Emirate.
“The wide coverage you gave your interview has caused serious embarrassment, said”our client and his family.
“Since the publication, ocuddliestest has been receiving a barrage of telephone calls both within and outside Nigeria from friends and associates who felt disappointed in him because of the false allegation, because it came from a person occupying the office of Deputy Governor of Kano State.
“Our client and his office take your allegations seriously, and in this letter, our client is demanding that you provide irrefutable evidence to substantiate your claims.
“If you have no proof, our client demands that you provide it within 24 hours.
“i. retract the libelous allegation similarly as you made it, as well as give it wide media circulation; and
“ii. issue a public apology in five national dailies with wide national coverage and on popular online platforms. Note that if you fail to do so, our client will be compelled to seek redress in a court of law.”
