The wife of late Chief MKO Abiola, the widely regarded winner of the presidential election on June 12, 1993, Prof. Zainab Abiola, filed a defamation complaint, which police dismissed on Wednesday.
Abiola had accused Usman Alkali Babba of defamation in the lawsuit with the case number FHA/ABJ/CS/2370/202 that was filed by her attorney, Tawo Tawo (SAN).
She claimed that the police had violated her rights to life and human dignity.
Therefore, the plaintiff pleaded with the court to order the defendants to provide her N100 billion as compensation for the libel, disgrace, ridicule, harassment, misery, humiliation, and public humiliation she endured at the hands of the police.
However, in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police said Abiola’s allegations hold no water.
He said the varsity don has a case to answer on the alleged grievous assault of a police officer, Insp. Teju Moses, by her domestic staff in September last year.
The statement read: “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state emphatically that Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola who was alleged of complicity in the grievous assault of a female police officer, Insp. Teju Moses on Tuesday 20th September 2022 at her residence in Garki, Abuja, along with her domestic staff including the housemaid, one Rebecca Enechido, and a male suspect currently at large, has a case to answer with respect to the allegations.
“The FCT Police Command under which jurisdiction the matter transpired, has charged the suspects to court upon diligent investigation, and the case with charge no. CR/544/22 is ongoing and the next hearing will come up on 1st February 2023 at High Court 16, Zuba, FCT Abuja.
“The recent media row by the suspect is therefore unnecessary as the matter has not been concluded in court. It is similarly pertinent to note that the spurious allegations recently made in the news hold no water.
“The Nigeria Police reposes confidence in the judiciary believing that the Courts will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that justice is done in the extant case.
“The police equally appreciate Nigerians and concerned individuals, groups, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), who have shown interest in the matter and severally called for justice for the grievously injured Police Inspector.”