Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, and the Chief of Workers to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Mr Tayo Ayinde, have each threatened to tug the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams, to courtroom for allegedly accusing them of plotting an assassination.
Igboho and Ayinde, in separate pre-action letters by their attorneys, demanded that Adams ought to retract the stated assassination declaration in opposition to them, or they’d drag him to the courtroom.
However, when contacted by Foxiz NIGERIA, Adams declined to provide feedback on the matter, saying, “No touch upon that. No remark.”
In a March 20, 2024, pre-action letter, Ayinde’s lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), demanded that Adams retract the allegation “with none want on my consumer’s half to press you further on the topic.”
Olumide-Fusika stated the pre-action letter was knowledgeable by the content material of a press launch issued by Igboho, titled: “I didn’t participate in killing Chief Bola Ige…”
In response to Olumide-Fusika, Igboho stated the press launch was in response to some allegations in opposition to him in a viral voice word made by Adams.
Olumide-Fusika stated, “Within the press launch, Chief Sunday Adeyemo claimed to be reacting to ‘points raised by the voice notes going round on social media launched by Aare Gani Adams,’ which ‘attacked his character’.”
The lawyer said his consumer’s title was discussed during Igboho’s press launch. This scenario inundated him with telephone calls from inside and outside Nigeria, prompting him to listen to the stated voice word.
In response to Olumide-Fusika, the tenth paragraph of Igboho’s press launch urged that Adams claim that Ayinde employed Igboho to assassinate him (Adams).
In response to Olumide-Fusika, Adams, in a viral voice word, was allegedly heard saying in the Yoruba language: “I might ship you a letter signed and despatched by these folks to Tinubu, imploring him to cease losing time and provides them with the go-ahead to get rid of me (Adams). They signed The letter and despatched it to Tinubu’s Bourdillon handle, and it was acquired there. These are the characters within the circle of this inconsiderate fellow; he covets their affiliation. My enemy’s good friend is my enemy. He (Igboho) says we must always mix forces to liberate our folks; however, he’s in mattress with enemies of our trigger.
“So, watch out associating with Igboho. The final evening, he was with Tayo Ayinde, the Lagos State Governor’s Chief of Workers. He was closely paid. You realize I have an intensive intelligence community, such as Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. Until about 2:45 am, he was with Tayo Ayinde, the Lagos State Governor’s Chief of Workers, who Tinubu additionally uses in Lagos to coordinate the execution of his evil machinations. He has been doing work of that nature for Tinubu since his days within the SSS.
“Tayo Ayinde gave N45m in money to Igboho for the operation, thus shortchanging Igboho by N5 M out of the N50m purse supplied by Tinubu. The invention of this has brewed disenchantment in their midst.”
Within the pre-action letter written on Ayinde’s behalf, Olumide-Fusika described the alleged claims by Adams as harmful to the individual of his consumer, asking the Aare Ona Kakanfo to retract the identical.
The lawyer stated, “You’ll agree with me that the imputations within the above are as severe and damaging as those who have listened to the ‘voice notes’ have represented them to my consumer by their phone calls and visits. It contains that my consumer is complicit in a conspiracy to homicide you (Adams) and is actually the coordinator of the phantom operation.
“Given your expertise in life, I’m positive you’ll recognize how painful it’s to be unjustly accused, as you have got executed on this occasion in opposition to my consumer.”
The lawyer added, “My directions are, due to this fact, to respectfully demand that you retract the false and depraved allegation, either by one other voice word to go spherical the identical social media or by a press release referencing and recanting the allegation.
“I consider that you can voluntarily heed this gentlemanly request, with no pressure on my consumer’s half to press you further on the topic.”
On his part, Igboho, in a letter by his lawyer, J.A. Sanusi, dated March 18, 2024, addressed to Adams, said that he had been inundated with calls “over the unlucky lies peddled by you (Adams) in opposition to him (our consumer).”
The lawyer, on behalf of Igboho, stated that Nigerians worldwide wished to substantiate the veracity of the “malicious interview or telephone calls you (Adams) had with an individual unknown that have become the topic of public embarrassment and precipitated severe odium in opposition to the individual of our consumer.”
The letter, which requested Adams retract the allegations, additionally demanded N500m in compensation.
It partly learns, “You (Adams) are aware that there’s an audio clip that is presently going viral on all new media platforms, where you have alleged the next in opposition to our consumer (Sunday Igboho).
“That our consumer is a murderer who used to work for His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“That our consumer is rumoured to be one of many individuals that assassinated the late Chief Bola Ige, SAN, along with one Fryo.
“That our consumer was concerned in a sequence of homicide instances, however, escaped prosecution on account of his political connection.
“That our consumer acquired the sum of Forty-5 Million Naira (N45,000,000.00) someday in 2022 to hold out some soiled works for His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR; and
“That our consumer swindled Nigerians in diaspora for a pretend self-determination agenda of the Yoruba race.”
Sanusi stated Igboho wished to tell Adams “that the malicious lies in opposition to our consumer solely exist within the figment of your creativeness as our consumer is a law-abiding citizen, whose sole offence at the time was to guard the curiosity of the Yoruba race, an accountability which you have been ordinarily saddled with discharging however didn’t so do.”
He was burdened that the false outburst had not solely precipitated embarrassment but, in addition, financial losses to Igboho.
He said additional, “It’s within the mild of the above that we name on you to forthwith retract all of the detrimental feedback (extremely defamatory too) made in opposition to the individual of our consumer which has simply been launched to the social media, together with YouTube platform.”
The lawyer stated that Igboho could seek redress in the courtroom if Adams failed to fulfil his obligations.
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