Alhaji Musa Halilu Ahmed, younger brother of Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria’s President has asked Saharareporters to retract a story about him that claimed that he collected N300 million from a businessman, on the pretence that he would secure an appointment with President Buhari.

In a letter by his lawyers, Mary Ekpere and Co, Ahmed also wants Saharareporters to publish retractions in five Nigerian newspapers and pay a compensation of N500 million to him.

In a letter to SR’s office in Abuja, signed by Mrs Mary Hilliard Eta, Ahmed denied the story punlished 28 June, in its entirety. The story was headlined: President Buhari orders arrest of Wife’s Younger brother over alleged extortion”.