Kanu: FHC Denies Assassination Attempt On Justice Omotosho, Urges Prosecution Of Blogger

By Gideon Njoku

The Federal High Court, FHC,  has dismissed the report of an assassination attempt on the Honourable Justice James Omotosho.

Recall that Omotosho, a Judge of the Federal High Court, had, on Thursday, 20th November, sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra, IPOB, to life imprisonment.

But on Saturday, the news was viral that Justice Omotosho had survived an assassination attempt. The impression then was that he was  targeted for sending Kanu to life imprisonment.

But a shocked   Federal High Court has dismissed the news as fake and a complete lie deliberately spread by “Celebrity Blogger” and called for an investigation and prosecution Given its seriousness.

The statement, on Sunday, signed by Sulaiman Hassan, Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court, entitled: “Rebuttal to False Publication by ‘Celebrity Blogger’ on the alleged Assassination Attempt On Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court” reads:

“The attention of the Federal High Court has been drawn to a publication by ‘CELEBRITY BLOGGER’ alleging that the Honourable Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu.

“We, hereby, firmly and unequivocally, declare that the said report is completely false and unfounded.

“The public is advised to treat this publication as fake news and refrain from further dissemination to prevent the spread of misinformation.

“Given the gravity of the report, which has the potential to cause panic and undermine confidence in the judicial system – possibly intended as a form of intimidation – we call on the relevant security agencies and regulatory authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.

“The goal being to identify and apprehend the perpetrators responsible for this false report and prosecute them in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, particularly, those relating to cyber crime, defamation and public misinformation.”

Kanu has since been transferred from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, Abuja, to Sokoto Correctional Centre to serve his sentence.