The last has not been heard on the bitter war between Nollywood stars, Iyabo Ojo and Yomi Fabiyi over the rape allegation involving their colleague, Baba Ijesha.
Just recently, Yomi Fabiyi staged a protest demanding the bail and release of Baba Ijesha who has been in police detention for allegedly raping a minor.
However, in a letter written by Iyabo 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??”
The letter reads in part; “We are the retained Solicitors to Ms Alice Iyabo Ojo hereinafter to as “our client” on whose instructions and behalf the instant correspondence is undertaken.”
“We write in respect to your defamatory publications and with particular reference to series of unwarranted, unprovoked and unjustifiable vituperation and unfounded allegations by you as contained in the placards bearing the name of our client. The mindblowing allegations are not only imaginary, false and fallacious, but mischievous and deliberately calculated to ridicule our client.”
“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.”
“We demand that within 14 days, you pblish 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.”
“The retraction and public apology must further be circulated and published by select media outlets.”
“We demand that you cease 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.”
See the letter below….
