NONINI TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST X USER SADDAM OVER DEFAMATORY STATEMENT

Musician Hubert Nakitare, popularly known as Nonini, has taken legal action against popular X user Saddam (@Saddam_KE) for defamatory remarks posted on the platform.

In a demand letter sent by Nonini’s legal team, the artiste accused Saddam of publishing a misleading and defamatory post on November 6, 2024. The post, which tagged the elected U.S. President Donald Trump, stated: “Mr President @realDonaldTrump. I know a scammer living in New York pretending to be a rapper (his last song was 2002), To make America Great Again. Send him back to us. I don’t want to say his name. Ok, he is called Nonini.”

According to Nonini’s lawyers, this statement falsely insinuates that the musician is a scammer living in New York, suggesting he should be deported as part of Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ agenda. The demand letter asserts that these remarks have tarnished Nonini’s reputation, caused distress to his family and business associates, and spread widely on social media, garnering over 250,000 views as of the time of filing.

Nonini’s legal representatives have emphasised that the artiste does not know Saddam and has never met him. However, they highlighted that this is not the first instance of online harassment from Saddam directed towards Nonini. 

In the demand letter, Nonini’s legal team stated that while the artiste initially dismissed the attacks as attempts to gain attention, the recent defamatory post has prompted him to take legal action.

“We are instructed to demand from you, as follows, that you pull down all your false and defamatory  reports regarding our client on X platform and any other platform, including the one highlighted above, with immediate effect. That you issue unconditional apology to our client within the next 24 hours. Should you choose not to ignore these demands, We have strict instructions to institute legal proceedings against you in court of law for libel against our client. We shall engage you quantum upon your dimension of capability,” read the letter.