A retired Permanent Secretary, Dr Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, has reacted furiously to a news story by Peoples Gazette, an online newspaper based in Abuja.
Dikwa said a story published against him by the newspaper was “unjustified, malicious and callous”
The ex permament secretary’s reaction was contained in a letter to peoples Gazette signed by Edwin Inegedu, Senior partner, Pitcher and Courts, law firm.
The letter urged Peoples Gazette to retract their story, apologise or face legal action.
The lawyer said, “Our client’s attention has been drawn to your recent online publication, by one Ahmed Oluwasanjo, on June 23, 2023, entitled: “EXCLUSIVE: Scavengers cart away $4 million from $76 million cash haul stockpiled in Abuja apartment by NDIC manager Aisha Odariko, ex-perm sec Mohammed Kyari” which is making the rounds on social media platforms including WhatsApp.
“By your publication, which is widely circulated, you falsely and maliciously wrote and published defamatory words which referred to our client.
There is no doubt that your publication amounts to very serious libel on our client which has caused him considerable distress and embarrassment. All of these allegations made against him are false to your knowledge and your attack on him was unjustified, malicious and callous. The correct conclusion that could be drawn from your publication against our client is that the publication was made deliberately to bring our client to ridicule, hatred and ruins, despite that you know that there is no iota of truth in your prejudiced publication which smacks of sensationalism.
