Ex-minister Turaki debunks Hadiza’s sex allegations, forced abortions

Ex-Minister of Special Duties in the former President Gooodluck Jonathan administration, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Friday debunked sexual assault claim by his former ward, Hadiza Musa Baffa, lamenting that the false claim was causing reputational damages to him.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN was reacting to claims by Hadiza that the former Minister forcefully had sex with her after which he forced her to abort pregnancies.

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A claim Turaki described as false, malicious and orchestrated by a third party against him.

Speaking on behalf of the former Minister, his counsel, Abdulaziz Ibrahim (SAN), told journalists that the claim was discreetly investigated by the police and found to be baseless, maintaining that, “Hadiza’s accusations, including rape, rituals, threats to life, and breach of promise to marry had no substance.”

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Turaki acknowledge to be Hadiza’s guardian by her mother’s consent, but later back down due to her fraudulent tendencies and misbehavior, the reason for which she is being used by third party malicious characters to blackmail him.

According to Turaki’s lawyer, Hadiza’s previous petition against his client had failed leading to withdrawal of the said petition from the Police and the Court, only for her to turn around lately to initiate blackmail against him.

According to him, her father also wrote to the police, retracting earlier allegations and admitting that a third party was behind the blackmail campaign.

He said: “Probe into her claims of multiple abortions allegedly performed by a doctor linked to Turaki reportedly showed inconsistencies, with the hospital denying knowledge of the doctor or conducting such procedures.

The police concluded that the abortion and ritual allegations could not be substantiated.

Ibrahim further alleged that Hadiza resorted to blackmail after failing to gain favour through legal channels, making demands including ₦850 million as a “settlement,” ₦47 million for rent arrears, and a luxury house in Maitama or Asokoro.

He urged the public to disregard the renewed social media campaign against the former minister, stressing: “Her allegations are baseless.

“The truth is documented, the court has spoken, and no amount of blackmail will change the facts.”

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