Senator Buruji Kashamu has withdrawn his N20 billion libel suit against former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Kashamu had on February 6, 2014 dragged the former President before an Abuja High Court for ‘maliciously and recklessly’ publishing a letter titled, ‘Before it is too late,’ addressed to former President Jonathan in December 2013, where Obasanjo described him as a fugitive wanted in America for drug related offences.
He asked the court to restrain President Obasanjo from publishing his book, My Watch, which contains the letter and his request was granted. The court however vacated the order of injunction but the claim for libel was still on.
The court was to resume hearing on the suit when Senator Kashamu filed for a discontinuance, citing ongoing talks between him and the former President. Lawyers to the former President however denied this.