Yinka Odumakin Slams N1.16billion Suit On Joe Igbokwe, 3 Others

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Following an alleged malicious publication, the spokesperson of Afenifere renewal Group, Yinka Odumakin, has instituted a N1.16 billion libel suit against the Lagos State publicity secretary of All Progressive Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe and three others before a Lagos High court sitting in Ikeja.

Aside Igbokwe, who is the media consultant and Lagos APC publicity secretary, other defendants include a media consultant who resides at Schaffhaauserstrasse, Switzerland, Mallami Adekunle Kayode, Today Digital News and Media Limited and All Progressive Congress (APC).

The claimant in a motion exparte alleged that defendant published sometimes in October 2015, a statement entitled “Biafra Truth To Be Told.”

Odumakin claimed that the said publication is defamatory as it is directed on his person and that it was intended to damage his reputation and integrity.

He is therefore seeking from the court an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, privies from further publishing.

Odumakin is also praying the court for an order of court to direct the defendant to pay him N1 billion for special, exemplary and aggravated damages.

The claimant is also asking for a sum of N15 million against the defendants for being solicitor’s fee incurred by the claimant and the sum of N1 million against each defendant as cost of action.

The alleged malicious publication reads in part: “Yinka Odumakin, Iyiola Omisore, Olu Falae, etc, are miserable election losers.

“They are yet to come to terms with this crushing defeat. Look at Chief Olu Falae telling the whole world that there would have been civil war if the kidnappers had killed him. MKO Abiola, Rewane, Omotosho Onagoruwa all died in the day of locust and Yoruba did not go to war. Ndi ala… Ndi nzuzu.

“When they fail in national politics they go back to play ethnic politics and they resort to blackmail, primordial sentiments, ethnic and subterfuge. Oro pe si je!!”

When the matter came up before Justice Kudirat Jose on Wednesday, for mention, she adjourned hearing till April 4,2016.

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