In a shocking move, Ambassador Lilian Onoh has filed a Magnitsky Complaint against former foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, Omoyele Sowore, Sahara Reporters and its chairwoman LaKeisha Landrum Pierre for engaging in human rights abuses and acts of retaliation against a whistleblower, in violation of the Global Magnitsky Act (2016).
Others mentioned in the complaint include former SGF, Boss Mustapha, former Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Justice Keziah Ogbonnaya, Ambassador Janet Olisa, Gabriel Aduda and many high profile officials, including President Tinubu’s current adviser on Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye.
In the detailed submission, Onoh gave a comprehensive review of the link between her reports of corruption in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the eleven stories Sahara Reporters has published to attack her credibility and discredit her reports, which would be a violation of the Magnitsky Act and open Sowore and Sahara Reporters to sanctions under the Act.
Her complaint cited Sowores admission that he collected a document that Onyeama concocted against Onoh and published it, despite knowing its falsity. This is a key piece of evidence of proof of collusion between Sowore and Onyeama to target Onoh for reporting acts of corruption in Nigeria’s Diplomatic system.
Also cited is a recent publication by Sahara Reporters where they claimed to have a CTC of Justice Keziah Ogbonnaya’s ruling recognising Onyeama as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and acknowledging his gender as “It” and not “He” as further proof of collusion between Sowore, Onyeama and the Judiciary (Keziah Ogbonnaya) to silence her, which is also a violation of the Magnitsky Act.
Onoh had previously asked Onyeama to provide proof of identity and castration per Ogbonnaya’s ruling.
The acts of corruption Onoh reported which were inimical to the interests of the USA, including money laundering through American banks, wire fraud, evasion of U.S taxes, and helping a foreign government engage in
