ALLEGED DEFAMATION: MATAWALLE SUES JOURNALISTS, MEDIA OUTFITS FOR ₦60B IN DAMAGES. (PHOTO).

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 Alleged defamation: Matawalle sues journalists, media outfits for ₦60b in damages The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has dragged two prominent northern journalists, Shu’aibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan, to court for alleged defamation and malicious reportage. Other respondents in the suit marked K/M2102/2024 before Justice Musa Ahmad of Kano State High Court, Bichi Division, include the employers of the two journalists, Vision Media Services Ltd, Vision FM, Farin Wata Television, and Liberty Radio and TV. He is also asking for N10 billion compensation as general damages from each of the six defendants in addition to 10 percent post-judgment interest on the entire judgement sum until fully liquidated. In the motion on notice filed by Umar Said of Umar and Umar Chambers, the Minister of State is praying for “an order of interlocutory injunction restraining all the defendants, their officers, staff, agents, servants, and employees from making further instigation

ARMY ARREST 5 OIL THIEVES, DEACTIVATES ILLEGAL REFINERIES IN RIVERS. (PHOTOS).


 Army Arrest 5 Oil Thieves, Deactivates Illegal Refineries In Rivers


Five suspected oil thieves have been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Army 6 division, as forty six illegal refineries were deactivated in Ogba/Egbema local government area of Rivers state.


This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of the Nigerian Army 6 division Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah.


According to him, boats used to ferry stolen products and thousands of litres of stolen products were recovered in the remote creeks by operatives of the Nigerian Army.


The operation was said to have been successful as a result of intelligence gathering, as the Army engaged armed vandals in a shootout before arresting the suspects.


Stolen crude oil packaged in sacks were also confiscated, while operational illegal refineries sites were deactivated and destroyed in line with professional best practices according to the military.


Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army Major General Jamal Abdulsalam has reassured that the division will continue to conduct operations to safeguard critical national infrastructures in the Niger Delta region.

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