The CEO of Air Peace, Allen Athen Onyema has disassociated himself from the report making round in social that an Abuja based Legal Practitioner, Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi, initiated an action in his favor at the  Federal High Court asking the court to bar the Federal Government from extraditing him.

Onyema disclosed this on Tuesday through a press release by the law office of Alegeh & Co.

Recall that TheNigerialawyer reported that Onyema was accused by the Us Department of Justice of using fake documents to procure aircraft, equipment and luxury goods.

Read the statement below

The attention of our client, Allen Onyema has been drawn to news reports now trending in the social media suggesting that an Abuja based Legal Practitioner, Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi, has instituted an action in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1446/2019 – Johnmary C. Jideobi v. Federal Government of Nigeria & Ors at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, purportedly seeking the enforcement of our client’s fundamental human rights.

We hereby state on behalf of our client, that at no time did he instruct the said Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi to institute any action on his behalf in respect of the subject matter of the Indictment now pending against him in the United States of America. Our Client has no knowledge of the said action and did not consent to the filing of same. As a matter of fact, Our Client does not know the said Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi

Signed A.O Alegeh & Co. 35 Cameron Road Off Alfred Rewane Road SW Ikoyi Lagos.
26th November, 2019.

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