Fresh Saga as Ned Nwoko Drags Journalist Who Called Him Cultist for Marrying Virgins to Court, Sues Her for N2billion

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Prince Ned Nwoko has sued online journalist and publisher, Azuka Jebose Molokwu for N2billion over defamation of character after she called him a cultist for marrying virgins.

This is contained in a writ of summons obtained from Effurun High Court, Delta State on behalf of Nwoko by his counsel, Ikhide Ehighelua and Co dated July 13, 2020.

Also joined in the suit as the second defendant is Prince Chukwunonso Nwoko who was identified as the employer and sponsor of the first defendant, Jebose, a native of Onicha-Ugbo in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, resident in the United States of America.

The suit stated that both defendants made highly defamatory publications in several online blogs and other social media platforms and damaged his reputation in the public.

According to the suit, the spiteful publications had continued unabated against the plaintiff despite the warnings by his solicitors to the defendants.

Counsel to Nwoko also stated that the first defendant defiantly came out openly on the social media that the cautions would not be a deterrent to his defamatory publications, prompting the legal action.

The claimant also sought for a “public apology to be published by the defendants in at least two national daily newspapers circulating in Nigeria and social media platforms” as well as an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from making any further defamatory publications against him.