Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has taken legal action
against her colleague, Yomi Fabiyi, and has demanded N100m as payment for
damages caused by his ‘defamatory publication’.
Earlier today, Fabiyi staged a protest demanding the bail
and release of Baba Ijesha who has been held by the police for allegedly
molesting a minor.
In a letter written by Ojo’s lawyers, The Maverick Forte
Legal, it was said that during Fabiyi’s protest defamatory statements were
inscribed on placards some of which read, “Nigeria Police please allow the law
to dictate to you not Iyabo Ojo, Princess and co. Please release Baba Ijesha.”
Another read, “Iyabo Ojo and Princess promised to kill Baba Ijesha if released on bail in this era??”
Ojo, through her lawyers, denied making any statement to
kill Baba Ijesha or unlawfully interfering with the statutory responsibilities
of the Nigeria Police Force.
The letter read in part, “Take further notice that
consequent upon your false, odious, malicious, vexatious and ludicrous
statement and publication against our client which were broadcasted through
your Instagram handle, viewed by a huge number of people and further published
by several online blogs and newspaper outlets stemming from your orchestrated
scheme that has so far damaged our client’s hard-earned reputation, vilify her
integrity, rubbish her professional career as a businesswoman, entertainer and
artiste, and more so caused our clients children grievous trauma and anxiety
since the publication of your defamatory statement.
“It is expedient to
state that your defamatory publication has lowered our client’s estimation in
the eyes of right-thinking members of the society. Our client has equally
suffered huge stigmatisation by business partners, mental agony, restlessness,
public scorn, emotional distress, professional indignation, intense psychological
trauma, vilification and financial losses by the sudden withdrawal of business
patronage by clients and customers.”
Ojo’s lawyers further demanded that within 14 days, Fabiyi
“publishes a full retraction of the said defamatory publication on his Instagram
handle for seven consecutive days and acknowledge that the allegations are
false, misleading and entirely defamatory of client’s character.”
They added that the retraction and public apology must
further be circulated and published by select media outlets.
The letter also demanded that Fabiyi “ceases and desists
from making further, additional or fresh defamatory publications against our
client on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and on any other social media, social
messaging blog and/or print media outlets.
“Also, N100m must be paid as damages for the unjustifiable
injury and losses occasioned by our client caused by your defamatory
publication.”
Furthermore, they warned that failure to comply with the
demands within 14 days would result in an initiation of legal proceedings
without delay.
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