Ibinye, wife of the former Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, yesterday said $9 million was not recovered from
Ibinye, wife of the former Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, yesterday said $9 million was not recovered from their home. Mrs. Ibinye Boroh told reporters in Abuja that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives, on Monday, searched their home and found no money. She said: “My attention has been drawn to the publication that nine million dollars was recovered by the government operatives from our house and premises in the course of their search.
“This is to inform the public that no cash was discovered and could have been discovered by government operatives during their search of our home last Monday, March 19. The publication was fabricated, it was false in its entirety, malicious and calculated attempt to mislead the public.’’
Gen. Boroh’s counsel, Chief Olusola Oke (SAN), told reporters that the claim was false, misleading and defamatory. Oke said: “This publication is totally false without basis; it’s a fabrication that has disparaged my client greatly. No such sum or any sum of money was found by the operatives after their extensive search on his house and premises. We want to believe that this is a story planted with the involvement of the social media as a veritable weapon to convey this defamatory statement to the public.
“But because we don’t want to insinuate malice that’s why we are speaking to the reporters, that this information is not correct and it is defaming to our client. We are calling on all media organisations that published the false news to retract in the next 48 hours, if not we will take further legal steps but if they have evidence that it is true they should come forward and justify it to the public.’’
The lawyer said the investigation on Gen. Boroh was welcomed but defamation from any source would not be tolerated.
