Buratai sues ex-army general who accused him of funding terrorism
By Trek Africa Newspaper
Tukur Buratai, the former chief of army staff (COAS), has filed a N1 billion defamation suit against Danjuma Ali-Keffi, a retired major-general and former general officer commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army’s 1 division.
The suit, instituted before a Kaduna state high court on Thursday, stems from statements allegedly made by Ali-Keffi and circulated through online media platforms, linking Buratai to terrorism financing, Boko Haram suspects, and the unlawful release and shielding of terror suspects.
Buratai, who filed the action through his lawyers, A. I. Aliyu and A. M. Hassan of Law Plus Consult, asked the court to declare that “the publications, which appeared on Sahara Reporters and were further amplified on several news and social media platforms, were false, malicious and damaging to his reputation”.
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