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Alpha Reach, owned by Nigerian blogger, Japheth Omojuwa has denied any involvement in the campaign for alleged money launderer Alex Saab, a Colombian, to go free.
American media company, BuzzFeed had in its damning report on April 8, said that Omojuwa had used his PR firm, Alpha Reach, to try and sway public opinion about Saab.
It alleged that Nigerian Twitter influencers, prominent among them, Omojuwa and Pamilerin Adegoke aka ‘Pam Pam Omo Iya Ologi’ were “being paid”.
The allegation led to another trouble for Omojuwa, who is now being accused of fraudulently listing Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education in Nigeria, as one of the Directors at Alpha Reach, with the Economic analyst now threatening to sue Omojuwa.
But in a statement on Friday evening, Omojuwa and his company, Alpha Reach, refuted all accusations in its entirety.
Read Omojuwa’s full statement via Alpha Reach below:
“Alpha Reach, as an organisation, was not involved in the campaign making the rounds. And neither did any Alpha Reach staff pay anyone on behalf of Alpha Reach.
"The speculation that the company was involved in the campaign is therefore not true.
"We are also aware that Twitter cleared accounts associated with the said campaign.
"It is pertinent to note that none of those accounts had any link or affiliation with our company.
“On another note, Alpha Reach wishes to state that at no time was Dr. Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili a part-owner of Alpha Reach, and she is not a member of the Alpha Reach board.
"This clarification is necessary because of insinuations being made that she is/was a co-owner of Alpha Reach. Thank you,” Omojuwa's company's statement read.
Saab was arrested on June 12, 2020 during a stopover at Amilcar Cabral International Airport on the Island of Sal by the Cape Verdean government. He was traveling to Venezuela from Iran.
His arrest by the Cape Verdean government was hinged on an international arrest warrant purportedly issued by Interpol at the request of the United States.
The Venezuelan authorities have continued to call for Saab’s unconditional release, adding that he had diplomatic immunity at the time he was arrested.
The ECOWAS Court had in its December 20, 2020 ruling ordered the Republic of Cape Verde to place Saab under permanent home detention in good conditions, including access to medical treatment and visits.
The court also ordered that the applicant should not be extradited pending the decision of the court on the substantive suit.
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