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Naira Marley Accuses Actress Iyabo Ojo of Defamation, Demands Public Apology and N500 Million

Damilola A.
By Damilola A.
Published: December 14, 2023
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Nigerian singer Afeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has accused Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo of defamation and libel, demanding a public apology and the sum of N500 million in damages.

In a letter addressed to Iyabo Ojo, Naira Marley’s lawyer, Olalekan Ojo, highlighted the allegations made in a September 2023 post by the actress.

The accusations revolved around claims that Naira Marley engaged in spiritual and physical dealings with the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, and caused mental harm to the deceased artist.

The lawyer referred to specific online posts made by Iyabo Ojo and requested a public apology to be published on her official Instagram account and in a national daily within seven days.

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The letter reads in part, “We are Solicitors to Azeez Fashola (a.k.a. Naira Marley), an internationally renowned British and Nigerian Singer/Artist with over seven million followers hereinafter referred to as our client pursuant to whose instruction we write concerning the above-headed subject matter.

“It is necessary to preface this letter by stating that in recognition of the iconic status of our client, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) engaged him to use his skills and platforms to put out content that will discourage millions of his followers and Nigerian youths from substance abuse.

“It is our instruction that sometime in September 2023, you maliciously and falsely published of and concerning our client on your official Instagram handle ‘iyaboojofespris’ the following words: ‘and destroying their lives and leaving them without a kobo to get help…….you go still explain taya bcos evidence dey, that your interview you go still re do am again…….make we get justice for Mohbad first’.

“It is unarguably clear that the above-quoted words are in their ordinary and natural meanings meant or were understood to mean by ordinary right-thinking members of the public that have read the post that our Client is a drug addict and that he laced the food and drinks which our Client gave to the boys staying with him with drugs with the resultant effect of occasioning monumental destruction of their lives.

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“Your publication of the above words on the internet, which is readily accessible to users of the system, constituted a very serious libel and has caused our client colossal damage to his reputation.

“It is incontestably clear that the above-quoted publication, which has been read by countless internet users globally, is defamatory of our Client and has brought him to public ridicule and or contempt with the resultant damage to our Client’s reputation.

“It is our further instruction that since the publication our Client has been inundated with calls from his followers, colleagues, friends and fans all over the world, who had read the post, expressing their disgust and dismay at the defamatory and libellous publication you had maliciously and falsely posted on your official Instagram handle “iyaboojofespris” of and concerning our Client.”

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Damilola is a dedicated entertainment writer for Okay Nigeria (Okay.ng). He joined the platform with the aim of using his experience in the Entertainment industry to share wonderful articles in this field. Dammy is a die-hard fan of Wizkid.
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