Thirteen executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State have dragged Adamu Ibraheem Jimeta, an aide to Senator Aishatu Ahmed (popularly known as Binani), to court over an alleged defamatory Facebook post.
The suit, filed at the Upper Area Court No. 1 in Yola, with case number UACY/CR/68/2025, accuses Jimeta of publishing false and damaging content on July 24, 2025, which claimed that several APC officials in Gombi had dumped the party.
Senator Binani, the APC’s governorship candidate in the 2023 election, recently defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The plaintiffs—APC ward officials from Gombi—include Abdulsalam Usman, Yohanna Peter, Mohammed Garba Nyako, and Christiana Livingstone. They alleged that Jimeta’s post not only misrepresented facts but also included the name of a deceased party member, Ishiya Jannatu, further deepening the offence.
In their sworn complaint, the officials stated that the publication caused confusion within the party ranks, leading some APC leaders to consider suspending or removing them. They further claimed that attempts to get Jimeta to retract the statement or issue a clarification were rebuffed, though ... was eventually deleted.
The complainants are asking the court to take judicial notice of the offences of criminal defamation and mischief, which they say are contrary to Sections 377 and 318 of the Adamawa State Penal Code Law of 2018. They also want Jimeta to be tried and punished under Sections 378 and 319 of the same law.
The case has been fixed for hearing on August 4.