Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has said he did
not instruct a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi to file a human rights suit on
his behalf.
The US indicted Onyema of bank fraud and money laundering. He was
charged alongside Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline’s chief of
administration and finance, who is said to have committed aggravated
identity theft in connection with the scheme.
He denied the allegations, saying the claims are unfounded and strange.
In a statement on Wednesday, A.O Alegeh & Co, Onyema’s lawyers, said
suit no. FHC/ABJ/CS/1446/2019 filed before a federal high court in
Abuja by Jideobi was instituted without the consent of the Air Peace
CEO.
“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,” it read.
“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.”
