{"id":120389,"date":"2025-07-05T00:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120389"},"modified":"2025-07-05T00:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:06:56","slug":"siasia-risks-%e2%82%a6250m-lawsuit-over-bribery-allegation-against-mikels-ex-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/siasia-risks-%e2%82%a6250m-lawsuit-over-bribery-allegation-against-mikels-ex-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Siasia Risks \u20a6250m Lawsuit Over Bribery Allegation Against Mikel\u2019s Ex-Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Former Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia, is facing a \u20a6250 million legal threat from renowned football agent, John Shittu, following allegations that Shittu attempted to bribe him during the 2008 Olympic Games.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Siasia had recently alleged in an interview that Shittu, who once managed former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, offered him a \u20ac50,000 bribe to include Mikel in Nigeria\u2019s Olympic football squad.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The former coach\u2019s claims quickly made headlines across Nigerian media and have sparked major discussions on sports platforms nationwide.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In response, Shittu has issued a legal notice through his counsel, Godwin Dick Inyang &amp; Co., describing the claims as \u201cfalse, malicious, and defamatory.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The legal team is demanding an immediate retraction of the statement, a formal apology published in at least two national newspapers, and a written commitment from Siasia not to ever repeat the allegation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to the letter, failure to comply within 14 days will result in the commencement of legal proceedings, which may include claims for aggravated damages, an injunction, and full recovery of legal costs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The said publication was deliberately calculated to disparage and lower our client\u2019s reputation in the eyes of the public and international football community,&#8221; the letter stated in part.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As of the time of this report, Siasia has not publicly responded to the legal notice.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The dispute has stirred reactions within Nigerian football circles, given the personalities involved and the implications for transparency and accountability in team selections.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Former Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia, is facing a \u20a6250 million legal threat from renowned football agent, John Shittu, following allegations that Shittu attempted to bribe&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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