Popular Abuja car dealer Al Amin Sarkinmota of Sarkin Mota Autos has threatened to file a N2 billion defamation lawsuit against a blogger who accused him of selling damaged vehicles.
Sarkinmota issued the warning on Wednesday in response to an X post by a user identified as @femzydr1. The post claimed that Sarkin Mota Autos had been invited by the Nigeria Customs Service for questioning over the alleged illegal importation of accidental cars from the United States.
The April 1 post further alleged that Customs had received multiple user complaints about Sarkin Mota’s vehicles from the Federal Road Safety Corps.
In a reply via his X handle, @SarkinMota_AMF, the car dealer described the post as “false, damaging, and completely unacceptable.” He gave the blogger 24 hours to retract the statement or face a N2 billion defamation suit.
“Your statement is false, damaging, and completely unacceptable,” Sarkinmota said. “You have 24 hours from this moment to publicly retract your statement and issue a clear apology across the same platforms it was made. I have spent years building my brand, my reputation, and my name with integrity and hard work. I will not stand by and allow it to be tarnished by reckless and defamatory claims.
“Failure to comply within this timeframe will leave me with no option but to take immediate legal action against you to the tune of ₦2,000,000,000 for criminal defamation. This is not a threat, it is a commitment to protect what I have built.”
