The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has dissociated himself from a human rights suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja by one Johnmary C. Jideobi.
The disclaimer was contained in a statement issued by Onyema’s lawyers, A.O Alegeh & Co, on Wednesday.
The statement noted that the suit no. FHC/ABJ/CS/1446/2019 was instituted without the consent of their client.
The statement read in part, “The attention of our client, Allen Onyema has been drawn to news reports now trending in the social media suggesting that an Abuja based Legal Practitioner, Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi, has instituted an action in Suit No.
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FHC/ABJ/CS/1446/2019 – Johnmary C. Jideobi v. Federal Government of Nigeria & Ors at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, purportedly seeking the enforcement of our client’s fundamental human rights.
“We hereby state on behalf of our client, that at no time did he instruct the said Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi to institute any action on his behalf in respect of the subject matter of the Indictment now pending against him in the United States of America. Our Client has no knowledge of the said action and did not consent to the filing of same. As a matter of fact, Our Client does not know the said Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi.”
Recall that Onyema was recently indicted by the US on allegations of bank fraud and money laundering.
