The legal team representing Dr. Monday O. Ubani, SAN, has dismissed as false and malicious a recent publication authored by Tonye Clinton Jaja, accusing the writer of defamation, contempt of court and abuse of media platforms.
In a press response issued on behalf of Dr. Ubani, his solicitor, Nkem Okoro, Esq., described the publication as “reckless, sensational and legally irresponsible,” alleging that his client’s name was inserted into a purported criminal narrative without any facts, documents, witnesses or evidence linking him to wrongdoing.
According to the statement, the publication violates an existing court order restraining Jaja from making further defamatory statements against Dr. Ubani. Okoro said that despite ongoing civil and criminal proceedings already instituted against the author, he has continued to publish materials that allegedly disregard the authority of the court and the rule of law.
The solicitor stressed that merely mentioning an individual’s name in connection with alleged criminal conduct, without providing specific particulars or evidence, does not constitute public interest reporting but amounts to character assassination.
“Our client has had no professional, financial, administrative or personal dealings with the former Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, nor with the author of the publication,” the statement said. “He has never been connected in any manner whatsoever to the allegations being irresponsibly propagated.”
Okoro added that the absence of factual details in the publication further underscored what he described as the baselessness and mischief behind the claims. He maintained that if the author possesses any credible evidence against Dr. Ubani, the appropriate forum for such claims is a court of law, not the media.
The statement also placed members of the public on notice that the law firm has activated and continues to pursue legal remedies against Jaja, including civil and criminal enforcement actions, arising from what it termed “serial defamatory publications and contemptuous conduct.”
“These processes will be diligently prosecuted to their logical conclusion until full legal redress is achieved,” the solicitor said, warning that any further defamatory publications would attract additional legal consequences.
The legal team urged the public to disregard the disputed publication in its entirety and to rely on verified facts, judicial processes and respect for the rule of law in assessing such claims.
The statement was signed by Nkem Okoro, Esq., Solicitor to Dr. Monday O. Ubani, SAN.
