A former Senator who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District in the 9th and beginning of the 10th Senate, Ishaku Abbo, has threatened legal action against one Wange David for linking him to sex videos that went viral.
News About Nigeria reports that in reaction to the viral ‘sex tape’ videos, Wange alleged that Senator Abbo was behind circulating it because they were lovers in the past before her marriage.
She had also accused the former Senator of attempting to ruin her marriage.
In response to this, Senator Abbo, through his lawyers on Tuesday in Abuja, vowed to take legal action against Wange if she fails to retract her allegation and tender an apology within 72 hours.
Speaking in a letter issued by Abbo’s legal representative, Odiyowvi Osusu, and addressed to Wange David, the former lawmaker claimed that the defamatory statements have caused significant damage to his personal and professional reputation, as well as misleading to the public.
According to him, the video in question was shared on the platform “Naija Police: U” on September 4, 2024, while the interview granted by Wande against him was aired by TrustTV News on YouTube the following day.
He, therefore, requested the retraction of the interview video and that her apology be posted on the same platforms where the videos and interview were originally posted.
Abbo’s legal official threatened that failure to meet the deadline will result in legal action seeking damages for libel, an injunction to prevent further publications, and a court-ordered retraction and public apology.
The letter partly reads, “We have been instructed by our client to make a demand, and we hereby formally request that within 72 hours of receiving this letter, you publish or air an unequivocal public retraction and apology on national TV and in three national newspapers. The terms of this retraction must be approved by our firm, and we expect you to revert to us within 24 hours of receipt of this letter.
“You shall also be expected to circulate the retraction and apology on the same platforms wherein your interviews were circulated. Save and except we receive a satisfactory reply from you within the timelines as stipulated above, our instructions are to commence legal proceedings against you, without further recourse to you, for the following claims.”
