JAMB PRO Sues Broadcaster, Station,  Over  Defamation Demands N6 Billion

The Head of Media and Public Relations of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, has sued Ahmed Isah of Human Rights Radio (2nd defendant) over what has been termed as injurious broadcast, false allegations and innuendos, which he said amounted to defamation of his character.

In a statement by the Board on Sunday, the JAMB spokesman is claiming N6 billion as compensation for general damages.

The statement noted that joined in the suit as 1st defendant is Premier Broadcasting Limited, owners of Human Rights Radio, of Plot 1184, Kaura District, besides Games Village, Abuja.

In suit number 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, Ahmed Isah.

The claimant averred that on April 16, 2021, between 7:30am and 10am, 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 the latter maliciously defamed the claimant by impugning, maligning and discrediting his integrity and reputation as the PRO of JAMB and an academic.

In particular, the claimant alleges 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 with 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.

A hearing has been fixed for February 14, 2022.