Bauchi NDC governorship candidate responds to bench warrant over alleged defamation

The governorship campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) successful Bauchi State for the 2027 election, Barrister Ibrahim Kashim, has reacted to a seat warrant issued against him by a Chief Magistrate Court successful Bauchi implicit an alleged defamation case.

DAILY POST reports that the seat warrant was issued connected June 9, 2026, by Chief Magistrate Abdulmumini Adamu successful Suit No. CMCBH/870/2026, pursuing a ailment filed by Barrister Ahmed Sani and Barrister Hussaini Saraki.

According to tribunal documents obtained by DAILY POST, the complainants accused Kashim of making defamatory remarks during a tv interview.

They alleged that helium claimed 1 of the lawyers had been accused of collecting wealth from a lawsuit without rendering the agreed ineligible service.

The complainants further alleged that Kashim suggested they whitethorn person been among those who supplied accusation astir him to authorities officials.

They described the statements arsenic false, malicious and damaging to their reputations, maintaining that they had ne'er provided immoderate accusation astir Kashim to authorities o...