The Attorney General of the Federation AGF and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami has denied hauling insults on Igbo and Hausa tribes in
the country.
Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, is a Fulani man
from Kebbi State.
He said that the insultive words ascribed to him against
Igbo and Hausa tribes in a social media post was the handiwork of mischief
makers to cause disaffection.
Malami made the denial in a statement issued in Abuja by his
Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu
The statement read in part “The attention of the Office of
the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami, SAN has been drawn to a fictitious, perfidious and mischievous post
circulating on the Internet purportedly claiming to have emanated from the
Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
“Our initial reaction to the treacherous post was to ignore
it because It is a common knowledge to any discerning mind that such a post
could not emanate from the highly-esteemed personality and enviable public
office holder as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice.
“It is instructive to note that fact-check conducted by some
media organisations proved that attributing the derogatory post to Malami was
not only defamatory but also fictitious as there was no iota of even any remote
evidence to prove the semblance of that.
“For the purposes of setting the record straight and
clearing any ambiguity caused by the disinformation post, let it be made
abundantly clear that the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice did not write and had never contemplated on writing or
posting such derogatory remarks or cast aspersions on any tribe or section of
the multi-cultural and diverse communities in the country.
“Malami is known to be a patriotic Nigerian and non-tribal
partisan who believes in equality, fairness and justice to all regardless of
any inclination to tribe, location or gender.
“The grammatical flaws, apparent illogicalities and
divisionary tendencies, as well as lack of respect to diversity in humanity make
it palpably incongruous to believe that the post was from Malami.
“The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice calls on the general public to disregard the post as it was
created and circulated by mischief makers and purveyors of hatred who are bent
on destroying the hard-earned reputation of the Minister”, he said.
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