【尼日利亚每日信任报·尼日利亚】Fani-Kayode Threatens $100m Suit Against Atiku’s US Lobbyist

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Fani-Kayode Threatens $100m Suit Against Atiku’s US Lobbyist








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Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened to institute a $100 million counter-suit against United States-based lobbyist Karl Von Batten over alleged defamatory statements made against him in the escalating dispute involving President Bola Tinubu.

Fani-Kayode also said he would seek Von Batten’s extradition to Nigeria over alleged “violations of the country’s cybercrime laws and criminal defamation”.

He said the dispute had now moved from social media exchanges to a legal battle.

His response came after Von Batten-Montague-York, a Washington-based lobbying firm engaged by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, announced plans to file a $36 million federal lawsuit against Fani-Kayode and President Tinubu in the United States.

The firm said the proposed action arose from alleged threats by Fani-Kayode to kidnap and physically harm Von Batten.

It announced plans to approach immigration authorities in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union over the diplomat’s visa and travel status.

The first said it intend to file the proposed suit at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia next week.

The allegations against Fani-Kayode and the Nigerian government have also not been established by any court.

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