Tunde Lemo threatens legal action against NewsBand Online Newspaper over fake reportage
A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Tunde Lemo has concluded arrangements to drag Publisher of Elombah Communications, Owners of News.Band Online Newspaper to court for false reportage about him.
Penpushing reports that the said online publication had on November 21, 2023 alleged Lemo of stealing $500,000,000.00 from the coffer of Nigerian Government and returning same through the Special Investigator.
The former Deputy Governor of the apex bank in swift reaction through his lawyer Obienu Chinedu, Esq. for Zest Partners vowed to institute legal action against the media outlet describing the publication as false and untrue
Penpushing further reports that Lemo, however, demanded the retraction of the statement within the next 24hours, emphasisng that he was at no time take any $500,000,000.00 from the coffer of Nigerian Government warranting any refund
“Our Client’s attention has been drawn to the publication made by NEWS.BAND an online Newspaper owned by Elombah Communications on the 21st Day of November 2023 with the above referenced as caption’, the counsel wrote.
‘It is our client’s express instruction that he did not at any time take any $500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Dollars) from the coffer of Nigerian Government warranting any refund’, the legal counsel emphasised.
‘That he did not refund $500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Dollars) or any amount to the Federal Government of Nigeria either through the Special Investigator of the Federal Government or any agent of the government or any person by whatsoever name called’, the letter stated.
‘That the information so published by your newspaper as it relates to our client is false and untrue. Our client finds the Statement defamatory and sees it as a direct attack on his personality to malign him in the eyes of well-meaning Nigerians and his friends outside Nigeria’, the lawyer wrote.
‘Our client herein DEMANDS that you retract the said statement making the rounds as it relates to our client within the next 24hours. It is our hope that you will heed and accede to our demands and retract the statement through the same medium it was published within the time frame given. However, should wisdom fail to prevail, and you fail to so comply, we will proceed to perfect our client’s instructions”
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