Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday showed up at the registry of the FCT High Court in Maitama where he signed his witness deposition on oath in a libel suit against Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Atiku was accompanied by his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who filed the suit on his behalf, to the office of the Commissioner for Oaths where he signed the deposition in the suit asking for a N2.5billion in damages.

Daily Trust reports that Atiku, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the February 23 poll, sued Onochie for her alleged libelous tweet via her Twitter handle on May 7.

The post allegedly suggested that Atiku was on the watchlist of security operatives in the United Arab Emirates and had travelled to shop for terrorists in the Middle East.

Atiku, in his statement of claim accompanying the suit, stated that after writing a letter to Onochie demanding for apology and retraction, she further made “another derogatory publication and also published same globally online on the social and other print media” against his person on May 20.

He denied the allegations contained in the said publication which he described as “a figment of the imagination of the defendant”, but said it portrayed him “as an evil man, mentor of terrorists, someone who has links with terrorists, and a person who is interested in destabilising the peace and unity of Nigeria”.

He urged the court for a declaration that the publications made by Onochie via her social media accounts on May 7, and May 20, 2019, concerning him “are utterly false, baseless, unfounded and defamatory of the Claimant, and injurious to his reputation.”

He also sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant from further posting such “offensive and libelous material or any other form of defamatory statements against his person”.

The suit has not yet been assigned to a judge for hearing.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/libel-atiku-storms-court-over-buharis-aide.html

Lauretta go hear am now. If e don dey hot, i go reveal her moniker here on NL.

Yeye drunkard.

hmm

Atiku want to recover the money he wasted on Atikulated, Atikulators, PDP, online clowns, server believers, Nnamdi Kanu, Obasanjo, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Arewa Consultative Forum, Reno, FFK, and the incompetent lawyers

Madam palmwine powerless don buy gbege. She must not escape this one.

Atiku is a thief. He thought Everyone steal from federal government fund like him .

This is why the purported regulation of the social media and the archaic penalty seems an overkill. We already have laws to deal with originators and purveyors of fake news

He who makes false, unsubstantiated, unguarded and defamatory statement about anyone should be dragged before competent courts of law and slammed with heavy damages like Atiku has done.

This may be settled out of court eventually but a statement has been made by this action

Lauretta doesn't par with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in any way as far as politics and other related aspects are concerned. Alhaji Atiku has already been, what that woman is trying to become,so she should show some respeck!

Atiku is broke

Her mouth will rest now

This Onochie woman needs to be made an example of. It is because of people like her that I am inclined to support the infamous 'hate speech' bill.

WOW
I love these
so she can continue waging tongue

She should be used as an example to APC members who think they are at liberty to say anything on social media and others are not allowed to

Atiku still want to remain relevant what Onochie said was fact

LibertyRep:
This is why the purported regulation of the social media and the archaic penalty seems an overkill. We already have laws to deal with originators and purveyors of fake news

He who makes false, unsubstantiated, unguarded and defamatory statement about anyone should be dragged before competent courts of law and slammed with heavy damages like Atiku has done.

This may be settled out of court eventually but a statement has been made by this action

This is a masterstroke from Atiku. By this action he has killed the Social Media bill.
We do not need Buhari to bring back Decree 4 aka Social Media Bill. Find below Buhari justifying restricting freedom of speech and jailing individuals if they publish stories that embarrass government officials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jFhDzZQ7N4

Born2Breed:
Lauretta go hear am now. If e don dey hot, i go reveal her moniker here on NL.

Yeye drunkard.

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Let's see how it will play out. The judiciary has been compromised.

AfonjaBoston:
Atiku is broke

atiku can feed your entire community

He needs to recover some of the loss

Buhari is chief justice of Nigeria, however unofficially. So the case is dead on arrival

Ceegar01:
Atiku still want to remain relevant what Onochie said was fact

The courts will determine that. Stop being too forward.

Hate speech

Born2Breed:
Lauretta go hear am now. If e don dey hot, i go reveal her moniker here on NL.

Yeye drunkard.

NgeneUkwu, who else again?

AtikuNetwork:
This Onochie woman needs to be made an example of. It is because of people like her that I am inclined to support the infamous 'hate speech' law.

You don't know what you are talking about.
Is she being sued under the yet-to-be-enacted Hate Speech law


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Nice move

I love Ozekhome, he's a very smart lawyer.

Ozekhome is more effective in loot recovery than EFCC. He looks for a gullible thief and fixes his fangs on such unfortunate person, sucking the person dry.

He is busy draining Atiku of looted funds.

From election petition to libel lawsuit. Atiku is finished.

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