From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Southern Kaduna Senator Sunday Marshall Katung has denied news that his wife was involved in money laundering in the United Kingdom.
Reacting through his media office, Senator Katung denied a publication by an online news medium that his wife was involved in money laundering.
A statement by Mr Midat Joseph, Special Adviser, Media and Communication to Senator Katung, said the publication was blatant lies, insisting that the wife of the lawmaker was not involved in any money laundering mess in the UK.
The Media Office, therefore, urged members of the public to disregard the media report.
“The attention of the Media office of Distinguished Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, representing Southern Kaduna Senatorial District, has been drawn to a media report captioned ‘Exclusive: Wife of Nigerian Senator in money laundering mess in UK’ published by an online medium.
“The office flayed the sensational headline by the online media platform (name withheld by Daily Sun) via its online publication of Monday, June 10, 2025, insisting that the wife of the Senator was not involved in any money laundering mess in the UK,” the statement said.
The statement added, “We hereby draw the attention of all and sundry that the above sensational headline is not in harmony with the contents of the report itself. The headline as published online is entirely false, misleading, and without any foundation whatsoever.
“For example, in a paragraph of the report, the publication had this to say: ‘However, the Judge shielded Mrs Katung from having any knowledge of Mr Hussain’s criminal activities. I therefore make it crystal clear that I do not find that she was cognisant of what Mr Hussain was up to.’
“The above no doubt is not in harmony with the sensational headline making reference to money laundering which did not have the honour of even a mere mention in the entire Judgment.
“It is pertinent to note, therefore, that the entire Judgment was pursuant to a civil proceeding as opposed to a criminal proceeding.
“We, therefore, in the circumstances, urge all and sundry to ignore, amongst others, the foregoing sensational headline by the publication and other online media platforms.
“In any event, the entire Judgment is already a subject matter of an appeal; it is therefore too early in the day to draw conclusions until the appeal process has been exhausted.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung and his wife, Abigail Katung, have always conducted their affairs lawfully and transparently, and will pursue all necessary legal action to correct this defamatory narrative.”