MKO Abiola's widow slams N100b suit against IGP, others

• Published date: 22 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Widow of the late politician and businessman, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, Prof. Zainab-Duke Abiola, has slammed a N100billion defamation suit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali and three others.

Other defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court Abuja, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2070 are the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Engr. Ibrahim (who the plaintiff described as IGP Alkali's son) and her former orderly, Teju Moses.

Mrs. Abiola stated that the defendants jointly made false and defamatory publications against her in which they claimed among others, that she assaulted Moses, who was then her police orderly.

The plaintiff added that she has suffered and is till suffering from the damaging effect of alleged false and defamatory publications made by the defendants against her.

She claimed, in court documents, that she was 'framed up by one Engr. Ibrahim, who happens to be the adopted son of the IG in a bid to cover up some monumental bribery and corruption in the Nigeria Police, perpetrated by the son of the IG.'

Mrs. Abiola stated that the defendants caused her to be abducted in a gestapo style from her Abuja home 'during unholy hours of the night with a night gown' and subjected to torture.

The plaintiff added that the manner she was treated by the defendants was not only derogatory and amounted to a abrogation of her rights and esteem personality, it also caused her...