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May 25, 2019
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibrahim Magu has dragged 247-Ureport, an online media and its Editor-In-Chief to court, demanding five billion naira in damages over a defamatory publication on May 21, 2018.
It was gathered that the said report contradicted the will of the Acting chairman of the EFCC, who hails from Borno and that there was no such ambition.
The Acting Chairman in his originating summons before the court, prayed for a declaration that the publication made by the media house amounted to libel. He also prayed for an order, restraining the media house and its agent from further publishing any other report damaging to his person.
At the resumed hearing of the matter, the EFCC counsel Daniel Bwala prayed the court for a short adjournment on the grounds that the senior counsel who was handling the matter was not around.
Meanwhile, Justice Danlami Senchi adjourned the matter until June 20th for hearing