A youth group in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State has threatened to take legal action against one Mr. Nuru Alhijo, a social media user, over a publication deemed to be fake news by the concerned authorities. The publication targeted the Taraba State Commissioner for Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Habu James Philip.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, Mr. Alhijo recently published allegations of molestation and harassment against the commissioner. However, after investigations, the relevant authorities concluded that the claims were baseless and aimed at tarnishing the commissioner’s reputation and discrediting the administration of Governor Agbu Kefas.
In response, the youth group, through its president, Mr. Micky Habu, issued a seven-day ultimatum to Mr. Alhijo to retract the publication or face legal action.
The group described Alhijo’s actions as malicious and envious, suspecting them to be sponsored by adversaries of Governor Kefas’s administration.