JAMB PRO sues Berekete family’s Ahmed Isah for N6 billion for defamation

The proprietor of Human Rights Radio, Mt Ahmed Isah has been sued by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dr Fabian Benjamin.

Dr Fabian claimed that Ahmed Isah popularly called ‘Ordinary President’ of the Human Rights Radio (2nd defendant) in one his programme casted injurious, false allegations and innuendos which amounted to defamation of the claimant’s character, asking the Court to award the sum of N6 billion compensation in his favour.

A statement obtained from the Board on Sunday in Abuja noted that joined in the suit as 1st defendant is Premier Broadcasting Ltd (owners of Human Rights Radio) of Plot 1184, Kaura District, besides Games Village, Abuja.

In SUIT NO. CV/3211/2021 filed by the claimant’s lawyer Chris Alashi, before an FCT High Court, sitting at Gwagwalada and presided over by Justice A.O. Ebong, Dr Benjamin is claiming N6 billion as compensation for general damages for the deliberate, libellous and malicious public broadcast by the 1st defendant and anchored by the 2nd defendant, Mr Ahmed Isah.

Dr Fabian’s lawsuit against Ordinary Ahmed Isah was coming after nine months having called upon on April 16, 2021, between 7:30 am and 10 am, when the 2nd defendant, while on air on Human Rights Radio and Television (Brekete Programme), put a call to him via his mobile number from the 2nd defendant’s mobile number during which he claimed that latter maliciously defamed him.

The JAMB PRO insisted that the 2nd defendant impugn, malign and discredited his integrity and reputation as the PRO of JAMB and an academic.

He further alleged that the 2nd defendant, “while on air, accused him of forging his PhD certificate as well as being an insane, incompetent, unscrupulous, sadistic person of questionable character.

The claimant also charged the 2nd defendant, saying his (claimant’s) bad behaviour and arrogance are hereditary, were acquired from his parents; that there is no solution to it; and that the claimant’s parents are also arrogant and damnable, while hearing has been slated for 14th February, 2022.