The arrested leader of the indigenous people of Biafra (Ipob), Nnamdi Kanu, has criticized a claim for defamation of N20 billion against the Force Public Relations officer, ACP, Olumuyiwa Adejobi for alleged defamatory and defamatory publications against him.
The IPOB leader, in marked demand, CV/267/2025 presented by his special advisor, Aloy Ejimakor, on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Abuja, seeks an order of the court that indicates to Adejobi that he retracts to said publications through other publications through the same media through the issuance of another press declaration.
He also wants an order to tell the defendant to write to him and give him a letter of apology not reserved to be published prominent and bold on the full page in three national newspapers, as well as a perpetual court order order that restricts to the defendant of more and forever that said what is said forever. Side and defamatory words about or above it.
The IPOB leader also seeks an order that orders the defendant to pay the sum of N20,000,000.00, being general and exemplary damage and an order that orders the defendant to pay the cost of the lawsuit.
In a written statement about the plaintiff's oath of the Witness, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brother of the iPob leader who resides in the number 1 of Eze Io Kanu Drive, Isiama Afaraukwu Ibeku umuahia north lga, state of Abia, Kanu is the director of Radio Biafra and the IPOB leader who is registered as a non -violent self -determination movement in the United Kingdom and has dozens of millions of non -violent members and followers worldwide, including millions in Nigeria and the territory of the Federal Capital of Abuja that keep it in great esteem.
He affirmed that, around January 25, 2025, he and Circle of Friends of Kanu read a publication in the Vanguard newspaper, in which the Adejobi declared against the name and person of Kanu that, “omo: the police neutralizes Six Ipob/Esn terrorists, recover. Weapons: The agents of the tactical unit of the IMO Police Command have neutralized three notorious requirements of the East Security Network (ESN), an armed wing of the indigenous people outlawed by Biafra (Ipob) “.
He said that Adejobi made the dissemination in a statement made available to journalists in Owerri after credible intelligence, police officers located and launched a coordinated operation on the hiding place of terrorists in a forest inside Iube in the area of the area Okigwe's local government on January 24.
“As they approached, the agents, who caught fire for alleged Ipob/ESN terrorists, demonstrated exceptional courage and hired the attackers in a fierce shooting battle.
“The operation resulted in the neutralization of six members of the terrorist group, and three are identified with the King of Esn as Ifeanyi Anay , in the area of the local government of Okigwe, the local government area, the local government area,, “he said.
The force professional said that five AK-47 rifles, 552 rounds of live ammunition, improvised explosive devices (FDI), several communication equipment, along with eight operational motorcycles used by the group, recovered from the scene.
According to him, previous investigations had revealed the group's participation in several high -profile crimes, including the attack on the Owerri Correctional Center on April 5, 2021.
Adejobi also hinted that the neutralized terrorists were involved in the murder of five police officers in Umunna, Okigwe, on December 12, 2022, and the burning of the Arondizuagu Police Station on February 8, 2022.
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“The group also participated in multiple kidnappings, including those of WAEC personnel on June 5, 2023; Four Reverend Sisters on August 21, 2022; and four Chinese nationals on December 6, 2023, ”he said.
“He transmitted to the inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, praise the gallantry and an exceptional courage from the agents. The PPE charges police officers through commands and formations to maintain the tempo and implement the force action plan for drastically reducing crimes in the first quarter of the year 2025.
“Nigeria's police force is still inflexible in its objective to guarantee national security and public safety,” he emphasized and urged members of the public to remain attentive and work in collaboration with Nigeria's police force to promote peace and guarantee A safer environment for all citizens.
“In addition to the printed edition, the publication was also widely distributed online, and added that the content of said publications portrayed the claimant for me and the general public as the leader of a violent and terrorist group, an associate of violent criminals and terrorist that supposedly participated in terrorist acts in the state of Imo.
In addition, he affirmed that this publication portrayed Kanu as an irresponsible and violent person who does not take into account the holiness of human life and a person who does not deserve justice in his pending cases in court, who borders, “if the iPob is a Terrorist group or not and if their members are terrorists or otherwise they have dedicated themselves to terrorist acts.
“I have discussed these defamatory expressions of the accused against the claimant with my circle of friends, family and acquaintances, especially the many who know and respect the claimant and insist that, unless this honorable court is otherwise, the claimant will continue to be Forever guilty of the defendant's statements in said publication*.
He said that the words in their natural and ordinary meaning were understood and it was understood that they meant that the claimant is, in fact, a leader of a terrorist movement that will be indirectly blamed for the alleged acts of terrorism in the state of Imo.
That the words were destined to question the honesty, personal integrity and reputation of the claimant and that the claimant affirms that these defamatory and defamatory statements go far beyond the fair and malicious comments and are specifically designed to challenge his person and character and were made of bad faith.
“That millions of people around the world circulated and read the publications and defamatory expressions of the defendant, particularly in Abuja and Nigeria, where the claimant has many friends, family, colleagues, admirers, apprentices, supporters and millions of followers and pending cases. Court in which terrorism is in question.
“That the accused publications and declarations have seriously injured the character, credit, reputation and integrity of the claimant; and resulted in a significant prejudice against the claimant with respect to his pending cases in the court in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria.
“That the defendant has for his defamatory publications led the claimant to the scandal, contempt, hate, public humiliation and shame for which he is entitled to monetary damage, precautionary relief and apologies, among others.
“That unless this honorable court is restricted and sanctioned, the defendant will continue to kill the claimant's character through the issuance of defamatory and/or similar statements and/or related against the claimant. That for the reasons for each or all the aforementioned issues, the claimant has suffered and will continue to suffer losses, damages and/or injuries to his feelings, reputation and social position, having been taken to the public scandal, contempt, hate and lack ” .