JUST IN: Sunday Igboho sues Gani Adams for defamation, seeks N500 million compensation

Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly identified as Sunday Igboho, has sued the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, for allegedly defaming his character.

This modified into viewed in a court docket process filed by Igboho’s legal professionals led by J. A. Sanusi.

The court docket narrative on Wednesday shows the swimsuit modified into filed at the Oyo Whisper Excessive Court docket in Ibadan.

The separatist chief prayed that the court docket must tranquil award a compensation of N500 million in opposition to Gani Adams for the alleged defamatory statements in opposition to him.

Amongst others, Igboho prayed for an impart of the court docket “for the associated rate of exemplary and aggravated damages within the sum of Five Hundred Million Naira (N500,000,000.00) in favour of the Claimant for defamation of the person of the Claimant by the Defendant. Cost of litigation win at the sum of Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000.00)”.

Igboho said that Gani Adams accused him of being a serial killer and assassin for high politicians, including President Bola Tinubu, in an audio conversation in 2021.

Igboho denied the allegations and entreated the court docket to impart the divulge material of the audio clip as slanderous in opposition to his character.

Igboho said it is “unlawful, execrable and inexcusable for the Defendant to defame, disparage and win to disrepute the character and reputation of the Claimant in an audio clip published on all fresh media platforms, including YouTube, in a publication that took region between the Defendant and a third celebration, Mr Nuru Banjo, within the future in November 2021 or thereabout.”

Igboho also prayed for an impart of the court docket “directing the Defendant to have interaction all fresh media platforms, including YouTube, to care for shut down the slanderous, libellous and defamatory divulge material in opposition to the Claimant as said by the Defendant to a third celebration, Mr Nuru Banjo, from their varied fresh media platforms.”

It requested the court docket to impart “the Defendant to snug an unreserved apology to the Claimant in five National Newspapers in Nigeria over defamatory divulge material in opposition to the Claimant by the Defendant who has been published on all fresh media platforms, including YouTube”.

As well, Igboho requested for an “impart of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his agent, privies or assigns from further scandalizing, assaulting, embarrassing, degrading or defaming the person of the Claimant.”