A civil rights activist, Ms Lauretta Onochie has approached an Abuja High Court to seek damages against a United States of America based lawyer and blogger Emeka Ugwuoye for a libelous publication which portrayed her in bad light.
Ms Onochie who is a staunch member of the Buhari Media Support Group is demanding one billion naira as damages for enormous damages done to her person by the article which was published on Facebook.
In a suit filed on her behalf by Barr Festus Keyamo at the Abuja High Court, and made available to newsmen, the plaintiff is also demanding the retraction of the said publication and an unreserved apology for the libelous words used alongside her photograph.
According to the suit , about163 persons have ‘Liked’ the post, while over 80 people have ‘Shared’ it with 198 ‘Comments.”
The defendant had in the January 21, 2016 post titled “A major break in tracking of the Dubai Madams and their agents – A key Madam revealed as a socialite with apparent connections to Nigerian politicians,” and published on his Facebook page, Due Process Advocates claimed that Onochie, using names like Aunty Lolly, Madam or Aunty, runs an international prostitution ring spanning the United Arab Emirates, Italy and Greece.
She therefore, asked the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, whether by himself, agents, privies or servants from further publishing or causing to be published any libelous , injurious or defamatory materials against her person.
She further said that the defendant labeled her “an international human trafficker who belongs to a powerful network of criminal gangs and racketeers,” an allegation which she described as malicious and untrue.
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