Popular Nigerian media star, May Edochie, has demanded the sum of ₦1 billion for damages from her former attorney, Emeka Ugwuonye, alleging that he engaged in “cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and making false publications” regarding her personal family affairs.
Actor Yul Edochie’s former wife, May, called Ugwuonye’s activities a “calculated attack on my reputation” in a cease-and-desist letter from her new legal team.
According to the letter, his frequent posts on the internet were made in a way that went beyond defamation, encouraging others to spread the harmful information and resulting in “severe and irreparable harm” to her business, reputation, and safety.
“Our Client has expressed deep displeasure and grave concern over your incessant public posts, cyberstalking and cyberbullying concerning her and her private family matters,” it reads in a part of the letter.
“These posts have been made in a tone and manner that transcend mere defamation, constituting ridicule, unwarranted and harmful behaviour, a calculated assault on her reputation, and have further imperilled her safety through malicious threats and demonstrably false allegations by you and at your behest.
“Your conduct has also instigated third parties to propagate your disturbing communications, thereby amplifying the damage and causing our client severe and irreparable harm.”
The media star also requested a retraction of ...s, a cease-and-desist undertaking, and a public apology across all social media platforms.
She requested that her former attorney, Ugwuonye to pay ₦1 billion as “damages for the malicious publications”.