Omo, gist don hot for Kaduna as former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, don land N1 billion defamation lawsuit against him fellow military officer, Maj. Gen. Danjuma Ali-Keffi. E be like say na dem wahala wey dey happen for Nigeria military matter wey sabi fire! E happen on January 8, 2026, for Kaduna State High Court.
Buratai dey vex as him sabi say Ali-Keffi don yarn some heavy allegations wey link am with terrorism financing, Boko Haram suspects and all those tin wey fit land person for serious wahala. According to Buratai, dem statements no true at all, e claim say dem don scatter him name for social media like fire wey dey burn bush!
Na him lawyers, A.I. Aliyu and A.M. Hassan from Law Plus Consult, carry this matter enter court. Dem dey ask the court to make Ali-Keffi come clear am and talk say the allegations na big lies. Na people like Sahara Reporters, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), WhatsApp, and Instagram don carry this gist waka wide. Now e don turn to national and international matter wey dey burn Buratai for body!
Buratai no just dey take this matter lightly o! E don clear say he never been investigated, indicted or even convicted of anything wey concern terrorism. Na why him dey shout say this allegation dey paint him like corrupt person and unpatriotic citizen. E dey vex wey e no fit sleep at night because people dey see am as enemy to national security.
The former army chief dey ask court make dem order Ali-Keffi to retract all those yeye statements plus come do public apology straight for the same media wey dem use talk am. Na wah! He no even go easy on top of that; him dey ask for N1 billion as damages for libel and injury wey e don suffer. E claim say because of the seriousness of terrorism matter, if dem no do am well, e fit scatter him reputation forever!
Buratai no go stop for there, e dey request for perpetual injunction wey go prevent Ali-Keffi from ever talking that kind thing again. E even dey ask make Ali-Keffi carry all the legal expenses, na strong man wey get mouth! Dem bailiff don carry summons give Ali-Keffi, make e show face for court within 21 days wey dem serve am, or else dem fit just continue without am. Time dey run for am!
As we dey gists this one, na so court date never set, and Ali-Keffi never bother to respond. E be like say wahala don start, and everybody dey watch to see how this ‘pepper soup’ go end. Naija no dey ever lack drama!
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