Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Ali Isa JC, has petitioned the Gombe state Commissioner of Police, demanding the investigation and prosecution of two of his constituents, Thomas Likka and Yusuf Bindeka for criminal defamation and injurious falsehold against him and the National Assembly.
In the petition dated June 23, 2025 and personally signed by him, the lawmaker claimed that the two persons have used their social media handles to maliciously defame him by fabricating and circulating false, baseless, reckless and unfounded allegations against him.
He said they claimed that he collected and diverted funds, aimed at causing animosity and disaffection among the people of different faiths that I represent at the National Assembly.
The petition reads: “I write to formally request an investigation to be conducted on the persons mentioned above for the following reasons: Messrs Thomas Likka and Yusuf Bindeka have, through their various social media handles maliciously defamed me by fabricating and circulating utterly false, baseless, reckless and unfounded allegations against me with the sole aim of causing animosity and disaffection among the people of different faiths that I represent at the National Assembly.
The petition reads: “I write to formally request an investigation to be conducted on the persons mentioned above for the following reasons: Messrs Thomas Likka and Yusuf Bindeka have, through their various social media handles maliciously defamed me by fabricating and circulating utterly false, baseless, reckless and unfounded allegations against me with the sole aim of causing animosity and disaffection among the people of different faiths that I represent at the National Assembly.
“In furtherance of their campaign of calumny against me and the National Assembly, the two men spread the falsehood that I receive allowances in billions of Naira at the National Assembly with no accountability, which is clearly intended to misled the general public and create a false impression that I diverted public funds. Find attached some of the social media claims they made on this issue for your perusal.
“The two men have not only defamed me with their lies, but are also trying to cause religious crises or incitement in their Facebook/WhatsApp handles. Find attached the relevant documents to substantiate this claim.
“In the light of the facts highlighted above, if the criminal activities of Messrs Thomas Likka and Yusuf Bindeka are not put in check, they will continue to cause reputational harm to innocent people in the society and even cause disharmony among members of the public, which could lead to the breakdown of law and order”.
“As such, I urge you to kindly consider the gravity of the offences committed by the two men and cause a proper investigation to be made in the interest of justice. While I look forward to your swift action on this case, please, accept the assurance of my warm regards”.
