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The Federal High Court has refuted a report that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt after handing out a life sentence to Nnamdi Kanu.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a blogger reported on his Facebook page that Justice Omotosho survived an assassination attempt on Saturday morning.
The report said that Omotosho was immediately rushed to a hospital as security forces scrambled to secure the area.
Responding in a statement on Sunday, the Chief Registrar of FHC, Sulaiman Hassan, said that the report is false.
Titled ‘Rebuttal to False Publication by ‘Celebrity Blogger’ on the Alleged Assassination Attempt on Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court’, the statement reads, “The attention of the Federal High Court has been drawn to a publication by CELEBRITY BLOGGER, alleging that the Honourable Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu.
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“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 is 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.”
