Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has gone to court to seek redress over a case of defamation of character by online newspapers, Sahara Reporters and Premium Times.
Also joined in the defamation suit are Punch Newspapers Ltd., Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and General Editor at Premium Times, Festus Owete.
It would be recalled that the defendants had published an audio recording of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, allegedly in a conversation with other individuals ( Governor Ayo Fayose, Senator Iyiola Omisore, Police Affairs Minister Jelili Adesiyan, Brigade Commander Brig.-Gen. Aliyu Momoh, among others) to rig the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, an allegation Senator Obanikoro had since debunked.
In a suit filed at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, Senator Obanikoro is suing the defendants for damages to the tune of N1 billion.
The suit was filed on his behalf by Dr Yemi Oke of MJS Partners and Senator Obanikoro is seeking “an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or causing to be published, either directly or indirectly, defamatory, damaging, offensive or degrading statements, articles and/or materials against the claimant.”
“An order directing the defendant to jointly or severally pay to the claimant the sum of N1 billion, being damages for harm caused to his political, professional, business, social and institutional reputation, as a result of the defamation, by willful and scandalous publication of false statements by the defendants.”
“An order directing the defendants to retract the false and damaging publication by a letter of apology directed to the claimant and published on the same media through which the defamatory publication was circulated and “An order of court for the cost of this suit against the defendants.”
The defendants have 42 days to prepare their defence and make an appearance in court to defend themselves in the Lagos suit.
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