Gara Gombe dares Nilayo Sports Management over defamation claim
Renowned Sports entrepreneur, Administrator Hon. Shuaibu Ahmed Gara Gombe says his message on his Facebook page handle was not to defame Bukola Olopade and Nilayo Sports Management Limited in any way. Instead, it was just to tell the company to go and answer before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the petition he wrote about the alleged diversion of sponsorship fees by Olopade and Nilayo Management Ltd meant for the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN. Nilayo Sports Management Company Limited, organizers of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, had threatened to drag Alhaji Gara Gombe to court for alleged defamation. The company, until recently owned by Bukola Olawale Olopade, the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), alleged that Alhaji Gara Gombe, who is also the Chairman of Gombe Athletics Association, made defamatory statements against the company in a Live Facebook video. "The allegations you published meant and were...