Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Mohammed Adamu,
inspector-general of police (IGP), to investigate the allegation that he
collected N4 billion from Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a petition dated July 8 and addressed to Adamu, the
vice-president through Taiwo Osipitan, his lawyer, said Jackson Ude, publisher
of the allegation, will continue to publish these “false claims” on social
media until an action for “criminal defamation” is commenced against him.
Magu was accused of embezzling N39 billion recovered loot
but allegedly gave Osinbajo N4 billion after the vice-president instructed him
to do so.
But Osinbajo through Laolu Akande, his spokesman, denied the
claim, and described it as “baseless”.
Magu is being probed by a presidential panel over
allegations of gross misconduct.
Osinbajo’s lawyer said if the allegation is false after
investigation, the inspector-general of police should initiate criminal
proceedings against Ude.
“We act as Solicitors to Prof. YemiOsinbajo SAN, GCON, the
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“our Client”) and on whose
instruction we write this Petition against one Jackson Ude for Criminal
Defamation,” Osipitan’s petition read.
“These vicious and malicious publications are meant to
achieve one objective only, to represent to his readership and others
(Nigerians and Foreigners) that our Client is a dishonest and disloyal public
officer and consequently unfit for the position of Vice President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria which he is occupying.
“We are of the view that unless an action for criminal
defamation is commenced against the said Mr. Jackson Ude, he will continue to
use his social media platform to publish materials that are false and
criminally defamatory of our client’s reputation.
“In view of the above, we humbly request that you cause the
above allegations, made against our client, to be investigated and if the
suggested investigation confirms our complaint of the falsehood of these
allegations, to initiate criminal proceedings pursuant to the provisions of
sections 391 – 395 of the penal code act for criminal defamation against the
said Jackson Ude.”
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