Era of post-harvest losses gone — OsinbajoVice President Yemi Osinbajo, has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to investigate the allegation leveled against him by an Online media, not IbrandTv, that he received the sum of N4b from the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.

Disclosing this in a letter signed by his lawyer, Taiwo Osipitan, Osinbajo averred that after investigation, the publisher of the said media platform would be dealt with, if he is not found guilty.

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Magu was accused of embezzling N39 billion recovered loot but allegedly gave Osinbajo N4 billion after the vice-president instructed him to do so.

Part of the letter reads:

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“We act as Solicitors to Prof. YemiOsinbajo SAN, GCON, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“our Client”) and on whose instruction we write this Petition against one Jackson Ude for Criminal Defamation.

“These vicious and malicious publications are meant to achieve one objective only, to represent to his readership and others (Nigerians and Foreigners) that our Client is a dishonest and disloyal public officer and consequently unfit for the position of Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which he is occupying.

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“We are of the view that unless an action for criminal defamation is commenced against the said Mr. Jackson Ude, he will continue to use his social media platform to publish materials that are false and criminally defamatory of our client’s reputation.

“In view of the above, we humbly request that you cause the above allegations, made against our client, to be investigated and if the suggested investigation confirms our complaint of the falsehood of these allegations, to initiate criminal proceedings pursuant to the provisions of sections 391 – 395 of the penal code act for criminal defamation against the said Jackson Ude.”

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