Femi Fani-Kayode sues blogger for 2Bn over divorce report

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.”