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General News of Thursday, 11 March 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

I did not defraud FG of N51bn, N2.5bn – Buhari’s daughter

President Muhammadu Buhari and daughter Zahra Buhari-Indimi President Muhammadu Buhari and daughter Zahra Buhari-Indimi

Daughters of the President, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, have denied allegations that she defrauded the Federal Government of Nigeria of N2.5bn.

She made this known in a letter signed by her lawyer, Nasiru Aliyu (SAN), and addressed to online portal Sahara Reporters on March 8, 2021.

Buhari's daughter accused Sahara Reporters of “injurious defamation” in an article published on March 5, 2021, captioned, 'How APC Chieftain Danu, Custom Boss Defrauded Nigerian Government of N51bn, Wired N2.5bn To Buhari's Daughter'.

The article suggested that Nasiru Danu wired N2.5bn out of the said N51bn to Buhari's daughter through her "foundation".

She, however, denied receiving any money through her foundation.

“No any foundation owned by her was transferred or credited with such money.”

The letter also said , “Contrary to the said allegations in your (Sahara Reporters’) publications under the reference, our client’s position is that, while she is truly the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, she has never perpetrated any fraud nor involved in any fraudulent activity.

“Our client categorically states that she did not defraud the Federal Republic of Nigeria N51 Billion or N2.5 Billion or any sum of money at all in any way.

“Our client is a law-abiding citizen and fulltime housewife supported by her husband.”

The letter from the Solictors described the Sahara Reporter’s publication as false and injurious, Zahra therefore, demanded that Sahara Reporters retract the publication and offer a public apology in three national dailies within seven days of receipt of the letter or she will “seek all remedies available in law”.