By Our correspondent
Ifeanyi Ejiofor ,lawyer to detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu , has draged the President General of Oraifite Improvement Union (OIU) Mr. Vincent Dike to Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja claiming ₦50bn damages for defamation.
In a suit number CV/1224/24 sighted by our correspodent, Ejiofor dragged the town union President to Court to challenge the defamatory publications variously made by the said Vincent Dike against, and concerning him.
On the 4th day of February, 2024, Mr. Vincent Dike had invited members of Oraifite community and members of the press to Oraifite Civic Center, in his capacity as the President General of Oraifite Improvement Union made some suspected damaging statements against the person of Ejiofor .
According to Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor,
during the aforesaid press conference, Mr. Vincent Dike made wide range of false, defamatory and highly injurious comments/remarks concerning him which publications were widely read by Ejiofor’s professional colleagues, friends , clients, associates, religious leaders/members and family members.
In the suit ,notice for immediate retraction of these offending publications was immediately served on Mr. Vincent Dike vide his known telephone/WhatsApp number, by Bar. Ejiofor’s Solicitors, which letter was duly received by Vincent Dike.
He said till date, Mr. Vincent Dike who is fully aware that the publications he made against him was false in every material respect and highly defamatory, has refused, neglected and declined to retract these offending publications, hence his resolve to challenge the grave infractions before a court of competent jurisdiction.
According to him,in an action commenced before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, he is seeking among other germane reliefs:
1. That the court directs Mr. Vincent Dike, to publish a full retraction of the utterly defamatory publication, in at least three National Dailies/Newspapers with nationwide and global circulation;
2. An order directing Vincent Dike to publish an express, unambiguous and unqualified apology to Bar. Ejiofor in at least three National Dailies/Newspapers with nationwide and global circulation;
3. An Order directing Vincent Dike to forthwith publish a written undertaking not to publish any similar or further libel of and concerning Bar. Ejiofor;
4. A compensatory payment in the sum of ₦50,000,0000,000.00 (Fifty Billion Naira Only), as general damages Ejiofor suffered on account of the defamatory publications;
5. And further payment of ₦100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira Only) being the cost of the suit.
The Suit which is marked Suit No: CV/1224/24 Between Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq. Vs Mr. Vincent Dike, was signed by Chinwe Umeche, Esq., Head of Chambers/Managing Partner in the chambers of I.C. Ejiofor (Ugochinyere Chambers).
The suit is yet to be listed for hearing.
