Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has vowed to commence legal action against a chieftain of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Paul Unongo, for allegedly making false claims to the effect that he (Atiku) was a financier of the Miyetti Allah association of cattle breeders.
In a letter by his counsel, Mahmud Magaji, SAN, yesterday, Atiku demanded a retraction of “the blatant and malicious falsehood” within seven days, and it must be published in all national dailies. Atiku, who made particular reference to a publication on Page 3 of the Punch mewspaper of January 6, 2018 (Vol. 7413), wants Unongo to, within 30 days of receiving the letter, pay him (Atiku) N200 billion as damages.