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“We hereby restate, at the risk of repetition, that our Client — Prof. Jerry Gana, CON — never at anytime hailed the late Yusuf. Our Client does not know the late Yusuf, he has never met him before, and he has no links and/or affiliation whatsoever to Boko Haram.”
*Prof. Jerry Gana
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Nigeria’s one-time minister of information, Gerry Gana has responded to what his client referred to as insinuation by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and ask the body to retract the statement allegedly linking him with Mohammed Yusuf, the late founder of the terrorist group.
It will be recalled that the NSCIA, in defence of Isa Pantami, the embattled minister of communications made references that a former Christian minister, in 2008, bailed Yusuf Muhammed thrice. That reference, Mr Joe-Kyari Gadzama, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel to Gana, in a letter to NSCIA dated April 29, 2021, said the public now take that insinuation as referring to his client.
The counsel maintained that Gana did not and has no relationship with the Boko Haram founder or the group as presently constituted:
“We hereby restate, on behalf of our Client, that contrary to your referenced false statements, our Client never at any point in time bailed, stood as surety and/or facilitated the release of late Mr. Mohammed Yusuf in any way, manner, shape or form,” the letter reads.
“Our Client does not have any relationship with the late Yusuf or the dreaded Boko Haram sect and he has never met him before. Our Client is not and has never been a friend, supporter and/or member of Boko-Haram as suggested and/or inferred in the Press Statement credited to the NSCIA. Our Client does not know Muhammed Yusuf.
“As you are aware, your Press Statement has since gone viral on all social media platforms and has become a sensational topic of discussion by millions of people in and out of the country who have access to various media platforms.
“As can be seen from the reactions and ensuing conversations on social media, your false statements which referred to our Client were indeed understood by ordinary members of the public to mean that our Client is a terrorist, Boko Haram member, sponsor, enabler and supporter of the sect and its activities.
“Clearly, the highlighted statements contained in the said Press Statement have portrayed our Client in bad light and tarnished his hard earned reputation which he has built over the years.
“We hereby restate, at the risk of repetition, that our Client — Prof. Jerry Gana, CON — never at anytime hailed the late Yusuf. Our Client does not know the late Yusuf, he has never met him before, and he has no links and/or affiliation whatsoever to Boko Haram.”
Counsel Joe-Kyari Gadzama, therefore on behalf of Jerry Gana, is demanding an immediate apology and retraction of the statement by the NSCIA.
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