Femi Fani-Kayode has been in the news
lately regarding his divorce with his wife.
the former minister of aviation has used a
blogger, Stella Dimorjokus as a scapegoat,
as he demands a sum, of 2 billion nairas
for defamation. He termed it as a libelous
report surrounding the divorcing of his wife
Precious Chikwendu.
The blogger had earlier reported that the
divorce due to domestic violence and
alleged that the triplet sons may not have
been fathered by Fani-Kayode as they were
conceived through IVF and Chikwendu had
demanded a DNA test.
In a letter signed by his lawyer, Mr. Adeola
Adedipe, dated September 16, 2020, Fano-
Kayode described the report as a canard.
The letter titled
‘DEFAMATION OF CHIEF FEMI FANI-
KAYODE - RE: FEMI FANI-KAYODE AND
PRECIOUS CHIKWENDU PART WAYS OVER
ALLEGED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’,
He further said the allegations were
spurious and maliciously engineered.
The former minister of aviation said he was
disturbed about the manner in which the
report was written which insults the
sensibilities of unsuspecting readers.
The letter further reads,
“OUR CLIENT IS AGGRIEVED AND HAS
INSTRUCTED US TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO THESE LIBELOUS
BREACHES OF HIS PERSON AND FAMILY.
BY THIS PUBLICATION, OUR CLIENT HAS
RECEIVED DENIGRATING PHONE CALLS
AND MESSAGES ACROSS THE GLOBE BY
VIRTUE OF WHICH HE NOW SUFFERERS
IMMEASURABLE LOSS OF GOODWILL.
“HOWEVER, HE IS INCLINED TO DRAW A
CURTAIN OVER THE WILD AND SPURIOUS
CLAIMS IF YOU RETRACT THE
ALLEGATIONS ON THE SAME PLATFORM
THEY WERE PUBLISHED AND
CONSEQUENTLY APOLOGISE TO HIM IN
TWO OTHER NATIONAL DAILIES.
“YOU ARE ALSO ADVISED TO ENTER INTO
NEGOTIATIONS WITH US FOR THE SUM OF
TWO BILLION NAIRA ONLY BEING A TOKEN
AMOUNT FOR PENITENCE. PLEASE BEAR IN
MIND THAT YOU HAVE 14 DAYS FROM
RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER TO COMPLY
WITH THE HIGHLIGHTED MITIGATING
MEASURES, THE FAILURE OF WHICH WILL
LEAVE OUR CLIENT WITH NO PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE THAN TO SEEK REDRESS IN
COURT.”