Magu: Prophet Omale slams N1bn libel suit on News Agency of Nigeria

Magu: Prophet Omale slams N1bn libel suit on News Agency of Nigeria

Monday, July 13, 2020 2:42 pm


Prophet Emmanuel Omale

 

There was another twist to the ongoing saga of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday as a cleric, Pastor Emmanuel Omale he allegedly  to used to buy a property in Dubai, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria has denied carrying out any such transaction on behalf of the embattled anti graft czar.

Omale who said he only visited  Magu in a Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, sometimes in March 2020 during which he saw the suspended chairman of EFCC in a hospital also said he does not own any foreign bank account anywhere in the world.

But Omale, a prophet and  General Overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministries International, Abuja, is not only denying carrying out any such transaction he is also asking the News Agency to pay him the sum of N10 billion over the report he described as libellious in a letter written to the news agency by his lawyer, Chief Goddy Uche.

Omale said the report with the caption, “HOW MAGU USED ‘PASTOR’ TO LAUNDER RE-LOOTED FUNDS ABROAD – REPORT, “reeks of calumny, denigration, actuated by malice, and calculated to ridicule and disparage him, and clearly a hatchet job ingeniously crafted to cast a stain on his reputation; expose him to public hatred and contempt and injure him in his religious calling, as the General Overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministries International.”

The letter, states tat, “Our client’s attention has been drawn to the extremely malicious, derogatory and libellous publication with the caption – “HOW MAGU USED ‘PASTOR’ TO LAUNDER RE-LOOTED FUNDS ABROAD – REPORT” by your Reporter, one Isamaila Chafe, posted on your website – www.nannews.ng on the 11th day of July 2020.

“We, however, wish to make the following clarifications to put the public records straight: 1. That our client is the General Overseer of an Inter-denominational/Multi-religious Prayer Ministry, which Mr Ibrahim Magu attends.

2. That our client, only visited Mr. Ibrahim Magu in a Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, sometime in March 2020.

3. That our client never laundered any funds whatsoever for Mr. Ibrahim Magu, nor for anybody whatsoever.

4. That our client does not own any foreign bank account anywhere in the world.

5. That there are no funds whatsoever traceable from Mr. Ibrahim Magu to our client’s Bank accounts whatsoever neither has our client received any funds whatsoever from Mr. Ibrahim Magu. Our client has never received any funds whatsoever from anybody on behalf of Mr. Ibrahim Magu.

6. That our client does not own any property in Dubai. His name was never used to purchase any property whatsoever in Dubai, United Arab Emirate or anywhere else in any part of the world, neither has he purchased any property or properties for Mr. Ibrahim Magu in any part of the world whatsoever. “We wish to state that by reason of the said libellous publication which was read by millions of persons all over the world, our client has been severely injured in his reputation, character and calling. Our client has thereby been brought into ridicule, public scandal, hatred, denigration, odium and contempt, and lowered in the estimation of right-thinking members of the society.

“We, therefore, demand the immediate retraction of the libellous publication by way of an unequivocal APOLOGY to our client prominently published in at least three (3) National Newspapers not later than 7 (seven) days from the date of your receipt of this letter and that you restrain from further defamation of our client forthwith otherwise, a libel suit against NAN will commence you, your Organization, claiming the sum of N1, 000,0000,000.00 (One Billion Naira) as exemplary, aggravated, general damages for defamation, and for an injunction if you fail to comply. “Further take notice that this letter constitutes our formal notice of intention to sue.

 


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