DAAR Communications, owned by Chief Raymond Dokpesi,yesterday tendered an unreserved apology to the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the controversial documentary ‘Lion of Bourdillon’ aired on African Independent Television (AIT) ahead of last year’s general elections.
ýThe company also opted for an out of court settlement in a N150 billion libel suit filed by Tinubu against him at a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja.
Asiwaju Tinubu accepted the apology as settlement for the libellous documentary.
Tinubu in filing the N150 billion suit said the money represented aggravated and exemplary damages for the libellous documentary.
He said that the documentary, which first airing on March 1, 2015, was aimed at tarnishing his image.