Esinjemiyotan, the wife of comedian Mr Jollof, has filed a N500 million lawsuit against VeryDarkMan for alleged defamation.
The lawsuit follows a series of allegations made by the Abuja-based activist, who claimed Esinjemiyotan used promiscuous means to help the comedian, born Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, secure his appointment as the senior special assistant (SSA) on new media to Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta state governor.
VeryDarkMan also accused her of having an affair with an internet fraudster at a hotel in Delta.
In response, Prime Chambers, Esinjemiyotan’s legal team, issued a statement denying the accusations.
The statement described VeryDarkMan’s claims as an “intentional attempt to tarnish our client’s reputation”.
The law firm added that the allegations have subjected Esinjemiyotan to “insults and degrading comments” on social media.
Similarly, according to a writ of summons, which Mr Jollof shared on Instagram, Esinjemiyotan is seeking N500 million in damages for the “harm caused to her reputation and business”.
The lawsuit — filed on September 27 at the Delta state high court in Effurun — requests that the court declare VeryDarkMan’s publications between September 15 and 19 “defamatory”.
Esinjemiyotan is asking the court for an order directing the activist to publicly apologise in at least two national newspapers and on all his social media platforms.
She is also seeking a perpetual injunction preventing the activist from making further defamatory statements about her, either directly or through any associates.
“An order of this Honourable Court directing the Defendant to pay the sum of N500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) as general damages,” the suit partly reads.
“An order directing the Defendant to publish an apology to the Claimant in two national dailies and all his social media handles. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from further making any defamatory publication against the Claimant.”
In reaction to the lawsuit, VeryDarkMan took to Mr Jollof’s comment section on Wednesday to call him a “fool”.
“You be mumu😂,” he wrote.