El-Rufai Drags ThisDay, Reno Omokri, Others To Court

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has filed defamation suits against a former media aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu.

 

He said “Litany of 25 critics who have suffered at El Rufai’s hands compiled by Chidi Odinkalu,” which was published on Elombah.com on September 2, 2020 is “malicious, unlawful and without any justification”.

 

He demanded N500million for damages and an apology.

 

According to the suits filed before Abuja high court, THISDAY, Daniel Elombah, Elombah Communications, Joseph Onu and Auta Nyada as defendants were also joined as defendants by the governor.

 

The Kaduna Governor in a suit claimed that statements in a publication titled: “El Rufai’s email saying southern women youth corpers are seen as whores,” published by THISDAY on June 14, 2020, is injurious to his reputation

 

The governor is seeking N500 million in compensation and an apology to be published in the newspaper.

 

In a letter to Jospen Onu, he also demanded an apology and N500 million in damages.

 

However, no date has been fixed for hearing.

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