Yari Threatens Legal Action Against Media Outfits

Former Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has threatened legal action against some media organisations for publishing what he described as fake news against him.
Yari issued the threat in a statement, yesterday in Gusau by his spokesman, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara.
This followed the search on Yari’s Talata-Mafara residence on August 4 by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The operatives of the EFCC stormed the former governor’s residence at his Talata-Mafara country home.
Dosara alleged in the statement that three media outfits (names withheld) were out to smear the image of his principal.
He said, for instance, that a report titled “Re: Exotic automobiles uncovered in former governor Yari’s home’’ was untrue.
According to him, the concerned media outfits had captioned their reports in the following manner: “N2.35billion IDPs fund was misappropriated by the former governor”, “N3. 51billion ecological fund was misappropriated by the former governor”
He said, “These are the allegations made against the former governor and credited to the EFCC.”
He, therefore, advised the media outfits to retract their reports within 24 hours or face legal action.
The spokesman however said that the Yari camp was waiting to see what the EFFC would do to the whistle blower, which caused the investigation.
Dosara said the investigation did not reveal anything incriminating against Yari.