JUST IN: Osinbajo writes IGP, wants ‘false’ allegations linking him to Magu ‘funds’ investigated
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, over allegations linking him to funds allegedly stolen by anti-corruption chief, Ibrahim Magu.

An online platform, PointBlank News, run by Jackson Ude, a former director of strategy and communications under President Goodluck Jonathan administration, on July 8, published that Mr Magu embezzled over N39 billion and gave Mr Osinbajo N4 billion for soft landing.

The report claimed that unnamed sources within the panel investigating the suspended EFCC boss “exposed the vice president’s involvement in the scandal.”

“Specifically, Magu was said to have mentioned a N4 billion that he released to the VP based on directives the very day the president left the country for the United Kingdom on medical treatment,” part of the report read.

It did not give details of which of the president’s numerous medical trips to the United Kingdom it referred to and provided no evidence to back the claim.

In an earlier statement, Mr Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, described the claims as “false and baseless fabrications.”

Mr Osinbajo in a letter to the IGP through his lawyers, Taiwo Osipitan, on Wednesday said the report was untrue and defamatory.

He also copied the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in the letter.

“On the 8th of July 2020, Mr Ude wrote and published on his website www.pointblanknews.com materials/stories which are criminally defamatory of our client. We have the instructions of our client that the said publications are injuriously false in every respect,” the lawyer partly said.

Mr Osinbajo also frowned at Mr Ude’s Twitter publication where he again accused the vice president of corruption.

“HushBajo. N4billion. The Ghana investment. Okechukwu Enelamah the erand boy. The secretly recorded night vigil prayers at the Villa Chapel. The letter of resignation written for Buhari in Tunis by Tinubu/Osinabjo while Ba was sick. The scheming to take over. Etc. This na pay back https:///vgIHZlQR6c,” the tweet read.

The tweet was said to have been shared on several social media platforms to make the vice president appear like a “dishonest and disloyal public officer and consequently unfit for the position of the vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which he is occupying,” the official said.

The lawyer asked the IGP to investigate the allegations and if the purveyor was found guilty, the police should initiate criminal proceedings against Mr Ude and his platform to restrain them from future ‘false publications’.

Before now, there have been different unproven reports against Mr Osinbajo in the media.

The Vanguard newspaper in September last year apologised to Mr Osinbajo over a news report alleging that he mismanaged N90 billion said to have been released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections.

The vice president disclosed then that he was ready to wave his constitutionally guaranteed immunity from prosecution to ensure persons who spread falsehood about him were brought to book.

PREMIUM TIMES reported Mr Magu’s arrest on Monday afternoon at the Wuse II office of the EFCC and how he was taken directly to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he appeared before a presidential panel investigating alleged corruption and insurbordination.

The allegations were levelled against him by Mr Malami. He accused Mr Magu of insubordination and re-looting of recovered funds.

The two have clashed several times over the years.

On Tuesday, Mr Magu was suspended from office. He is still being detained while the panel investigating allegations against him is still sitting.

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I love Osinbajo
wahalai

Osibanjo, The only handsome, diligent, and fantastic man in buharis govt Our own PYO

that Jackson ude guy ehnnnn

PDP journalism, with its campaign of calumny, led by Jackson Ude the 'developer'.

that guy and his generations are in trouble.

isoright.... Let justice Prevail

Nothing wey odour no go see for Tacha body


U mean our Audio VP?

Meanwhile he will govern us well more than that dullard from Daura..give him de mantle already

someone with a clean hand and heart fear no ehbos

If people have been suing fake news purveyors in Nigeria, we would have been better for it.

Someone will just wake up and head to Twitter to defame the name people have been building for so long.

They should investigate this and if the guy is found to be lying against Osinbajo, he should be sued until he sells his last cloth.

Pubichairs:


Nothing wey odour no go see for Tacha body


U mean our Audio VP?

Meanwhile he will govern us well more than that dullard from Daura..give him de mantle already

Your economic vulture can die the audio even without adding VP

PDP Jackson Ude must be buried once and for all.
Idiots pigs
Quote me and die of hypertension

It's simple..the burden is on the accuser to prove their allegations..but if they fail to, then justice must be serve...hahaahahah

We need to be very careful of fake news in Nigeria. There is no different between corrupt politician and fake news carriers.

Ude and his cave party with their jobless jew miscreants parading fake news are in deep trouble.

The man known for his integrity just like his principal. We all know the allegation is the handiwork of mischief makers who themselves are cronies of corrupt elements in the society.

I think is this is long overdue but the same people will not come and start saying this man is wicked forgetting that his good name has been drag in the mud but I think this is a good step he should make an example out of their ignorance

Nigerian politics can be very damaging how can you just wake up and accuse a man who has worked all his life for the betterment of humanity just because of political difference I pray the the security officers take this matter serious and made a good example out of them because this is becoming unbecoming

Jackson ude your End has come.the day of reckoning us here. Defend yourself or go to jail .falsehood peddler.

Good move sir.

Good! Clear conscience fears no accusation.

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JUST IN: Osinbajo writes IGP, wants ‘false’ allegations linking him to Magu ‘funds’ investigated
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, over allegations linking him to funds allegedly stolen by anti-corruption chief, Ibrahim Magu.

An online platform, PointBlank News, run by Jackson Ude, a former director of strategy and communications under President Goodluck Jonathan administration, on July 8, published that Mr Magu embezzled over N39 billion and gave Mr Osinbajo N4 billion for soft landing.

The report claimed that unnamed sources within the panel investigating the suspended EFCC boss “exposed the vice president’s involvement in the scandal.”

“Specifically, Magu was said to have mentioned a N4 billion that he released to the VP based on directives the very day the president left the country for the United Kingdom on medical treatment,” part of the report read.

It did not give details of which of the president’s numerous medical trips to the United Kingdom it referred to and provided no evidence to back the claim.

In an earlier statement, Mr Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, described the claims as “false and baseless fabrications.”

Mr Osinbajo in a letter to the IGP through his lawyers, Taiwo Osipitan, on Wednesday said the report was untrue and defamatory.

He also copied the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in the letter.

“On the 8th of July 2020, Mr Ude wrote and published on his website www.pointblanknews.com materials/stories which are criminally defamatory of our client. We have the instructions of our client that the said publications are injuriously false in every respect,” the lawyer partly said.

Mr Osinbajo also frowned at Mr Ude’s Twitter publication where he again accused the vice president of corruption.

“HushBajo. N4billion. The Ghana investment. Okechukwu Enelamah the erand boy. The secretly recorded night vigil prayers at the Villa Chapel. The letter of resignation written for Buhari in Tunis by Tinubu/Osinabjo while Ba was sick. The scheming to take over. Etc. This na pay back https:///vgIHZlQR6c,” the tweet read.

The tweet was said to have been shared on several social media platforms to make the vice president appear like a “dishonest and disloyal public officer and consequently unfit for the position of the vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which he is occupying,” the official said.

The lawyer asked the IGP to investigate the allegations and if the purveyor was found guilty, the police should initiate criminal proceedings against Mr Ude and his platform to restrain them from future ‘false publications’.

Before now, there have been different unproven reports against Mr Osinbajo in the media.

The Vanguard newspaper in September last year apologised to Mr Osinbajo over a news report alleging that he mismanaged N90 billion said to have been released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections.

The vice president disclosed then that he was ready to wave his constitutionally guaranteed immunity from prosecution to ensure persons who spread falsehood about him were brought to book.

PREMIUM TIMES reported Mr Magu’s arrest on Monday afternoon at the Wuse II office of the EFCC and how he was taken directly to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he appeared before a presidential panel investigating alleged corruption and insurbordination.

The allegations were levelled against him by Mr Malami. He accused Mr Magu of insubordination and re-looting of recovered funds.

The two have clashed several times over the years.

On Tuesday, Mr Magu was suspended from office. He is still being detained while the panel investigating allegations against him is still sitting.

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When Comrade Timi Frank made serious allegations of financial impropriety against this man of which he threatened law suit against Timi and Timi dared him, has he file his papers up til now? NO.
Tell am to park well joor, make persin see space faint

Way to go

This time should be operation no mercy and they should allow Jackson Ude to spend the rest of his life in prison

Jackson Ude must serve as a scape goat to all the fake news merchants, enough is enough.

Jackson Ude you must go to jail, you will not go scot-free this one will be a lesson and example to your order fake blogger

Time for Ude to pay for his sins

Do we really have VP in Nigeria

More trouble for Magu

Jackson Ude finally has himself tangled in his web of lies and falsehood. An example should be made of him to scare other irresponsible journalists.

Niaja4real:



When Comrade Timi Frank made serious allegations of financial impropriety against this man of which he threatened law suit against Timi and Timi dared him, has he file his papers up til now? NO.
Tell am to park well joor, make persin see space faint

oponu is Timi frank in Nigeria?

Let him stop hiding in Dubai, he should come back to nigeria cos his case is already in court