The publisher of DrumBeat News, an online news medium, Elsie Ijorogu Reed has reacted to allegation made against her by Henry Obieriri, a media aide to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, describing the aide as a blackmailer.
It would be recalled that Mr Obieriri had called the publisher a political jobber after her news site published a story about his boss, Monday Igbuya.
Ms Reed in a statement accused Obieriri of blackmailing his principals in order to get money.
She said; ''I am aware that Henry Obieriri blackmailed his past and present principals by sending out stories to other bloggers to publish so that they would release money to him to reply and pay other journalists''.
''He should not use me to play his blackmailing games because I would fight back legally''. Maybe he is not aware that he is using the Speaker's office to play dirty; meaning that office is liable for slander'', she said.
The media guru who also said she would not bow to blackmail, promised to fight back not with lies but with facts and evidence. She disclosed that anytime an article is published against his boss Igbuya, that hey tried to tarnish her name.
''I would continue to carry stories without fear of intimidation. I would not bow to blackmail because it seems anytime an article is published against his boss Igbuya they try to tarnish my name'', she added.
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