A fresh defamation lawsuit, with demands for damages has been filed against the Adamawa State Commissioner for Environment, Mohammed Sadiq by a famed critic of people in power in the state, Umar Jada, also known as Calculate.
This is a twist in the running war of words and legal battle between both parties.
Initially, it was the commissioner’s father, Sadiq Wali, who had taken Calculate before a Yola court over an audio comment against Sadiq Wali which the later claimed damaged his reputation, a fracas to which the commissioner was dragged into.
While that initial case is still running in court, Calculate dragged Sadiq Wali before the Adamawa State High Court and, accusing him of a deliberate attempt to malign and assassinate his character.
He is now demanding N250 million as general damages.
Cslculate’s case, filed under writ of summons No. HC/ADSY/2025, marks a surprising escalation in the public rift between the two political actors who only last week, acted as if a lull was in the offing.
In his deposition, Calculate alleges that on May 25, 2025, Mohammed Sadiq published a series of defamatory statements on his Facebook page, referring to him in demeaning language.
Calculate, praying the court to order the defendant to pay N250 million in damages for libel, is also asking the court to mandate Mohammed Sadiq to immediately remove the offending publications from his Facebook wall.
This defamation suit comes on the heels of the initial dramatic legal encounter when a Magistrate Court ordered the arrest and detention of Calculate following a high-profile defamation complaint by Sadiq Wali.
The arrest sparked public outcry, resulting in a legal intervention after Calculate filed an appeal before an Adamawa State High Court which granted him bail under less stringent conditions.
The present lawsuit by Calculate has now been seen as a counteroffensive, although it took many by surprise because a mediation move made last week by a prominent politician, Senator Ishaka Abbo appeared to be succeeding, with both parties thought to considering a peaceful settlement.
