Nigeria, March 16 -- Nigeria's ambassador to Mexico, Adejare Bello, has threatened to take legal action against PREMIUM TIMES for reporting his assault on a journalist in Osun State.

This newspaper, last Friday, reported that Mr Adejare, a former speaker of the state assembly, attacked a journalist, Adeniyi Akinromade, who works with Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC), while rendering a social service during a traffic gridlock.

The incident occurred at the Oke-Fia axis of the state, where the journalist decided to help pass vehicles causing the gridlock.

Mr Bello was angered by Mr Akinromade's action, whom he felt was obstructing him from passing. He came down from his car and assaulted the journalist.

"Despite telling him tha...