Nnamdi Kanu sues AGF Malami of N20bn over alleged defamation

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a defamatory suit against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

The IPOB leader accused Malami of defaming him by saying he jumped bail in a publication.

Kanu’s lawyer Aloy Ejimakor, went on to demand N20bn for damages. Adding that the defamatory publication was injurious to the secessionist leader’s case.

Ejimakor, took to his Twitter page to share copies of the suit on Tuesday, January 17.

He tweeted, "Last week, I filed a Suit against AGF Malami to stop him from making any further defamatory publication that Onyendu #MNK jumped bail. Such publication is highly prejudicial & injurious to MNK’s other cases pending in various courts. It has to stop!"

"Adeclaration of this Honorable Court that, in view of the said Judgment of Abia State High Court, the Defendant’s published statements or utterances to the effect that Claimant jumped bail, as published in the said Vanguard newspaper publication, are libelous and defamatory;

"An order of this Honourable Court directing the Defendant to retract the said Vanguard newspaper publication through another press statement to the Vanguard newspaper;

"An order of this Honorable Court directing the Defendant to write and deliver to the Claimant, an unreserved letter of apology. The letter of apology shall be prominently and boldly published full-page in two Nigerian Newspapers of national circulation, namely: Guardian Newspaper and Sun Newspaper.

"An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from further and forever uttering the said defamatory and libelous words about or concerning the Claimant;

"An order of this Honorable Court directing the Defendant to pay to the Claimant the sum of N20,000,000,000.00 (Twenty Billion Naira only) being general and exemplary damages."

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