The Federal High Court of Nigeria has refuted reports that Justice James Omotosho, the Judge that sentenced Biafran Nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life Imprisonment, at the weekend had survived an assassination attempt.
Sulaiman Amida Hassan esq., Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court, stated that the report linked to a celebrity blogger was false and should be discarded.
He added:”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 cybercrime, defamation, and public misinformation.”