Blackmailers have asked the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Walid jibrin to give them
N 10 m so that they would not publish a secret document they
claimed to have on the former member of the National Assembly .
The callers were said to have bombarded the BOT boss with several
text messages, insisting that they must be paid the said amount or
they would publish the information they have on the Nassarawa
State - born politician .
Jibrin, who spoke with our correspondent on Saturday evening in
Abuja , said he had reported the matter to security agencies .
He said he had been receiving several calls since last week, with the
callers claiming to either be reporters or secretaries to some editors .
Jibrin said the frequency of the calls was affecting his recovery from
stroke , which he said afflicted him recently .
He said , “ Despite my health condition following my stroke attack , I
am now being bombarded with threats on my life coupled with
unanimous text messages and calls claiming they are from reputable
editors of media houses.
“ Such messages which are recorded are a further threat to my
recovery . I am a former journalist , I served at the Nigerian
Broadcasting Service, Lagos , under Dr . Christopher Kolade and was
later transferred to Maiduguri . I am appealing to people to stop
spoiling the name of our reputable editors .
“ They should not dent the image of these editors who have earned
their reputation through hard work. They should stop the threats .
“ The evidence of such threats and calls have been fully recorded and
submitted to security agencies and the editors being lied against
have been informed. ”
Jibrin said he was not involved in any business with anyone ,
wondering why he would be a target of the blackmailers.
He said one of the callers claimed to be a secretary of a PUNCH
editor , but said that his investigations showed that the caller was a
swindler .
“ They are criminals. One of them asked me to give them N 10 m .
Where is the money? For what purpose ? I didn’ t do business with
anyone . They should leave me alone, ” he added .
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