I did not buy a house for my son in Abuja – Malami

• Social Distancing protocols fully observed at wedding

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN),  has denied buying a house for his son in Abuja.

He said his son Abdulazeez Abubakar Malami, who wedded a week ago in Kano has no plans of living in Abuja

A statement signed by Umar Gwandu, an aide to the Attorney General, said the allegation was “mischievous, deceitful and perfidious publication by notorious factory of fake news in Nigeria”.

“The attention of the Attorney-General of the Federation had been drawn to a mischievous, deceitful and perfidious publication by the notorious factory of fake news in Nigeria, the Sahara Reporters, with an intent to spread lies”.

“It is regrettable that the information communication technology tools have been hijacked by disgruntled elements in spreading fake news and blatant lies.

“The report by the media is a clear violation of ethical journalism practices on verification of facts and authentication of claims. It evinces lack of professionalism and exposes rash and reckless presentation of figment of imaginations shrouded with bigotry and bundled with sentiments of unscrupulous questions.

“For instance, who is the vendor of the purported house bought for the son of the Minister in Abuja at N300m? Where is the so-called mansion located in Abuja? Where are the title documents?” the statement said.

“The allegation of hiring private jets for the marriage was preposterous. It is common knowledge that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had neither a father nor mother anywhere in Nigeria to be conveyed to Kano for the wedding. Who, then the Attorney General is using the chartered flight to convey? Which jets are chartered? Who paid for the charter? Through which means was the money paid?

“It is one of such libelous publications of which Sahara reporters is commonly known for targeted at selected few for unsubstantiated fabricated allegations while overlooking more serious reasonable allegations visibly open against its favoured sectional kinsmen.”

There had been a number of un-subtantiated allegations in the media over the Attorney General’s son’s wedding to Khadija Danbatta in Kano last Saturday claiming that private jets were hired and social distancing protocols were not observed at the wedding.

However a copy of the invitation to the event and a video clip from the event show otherwise.