The estranged spouse of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, Could Yul-Edochie, also called Queen Could, has threatened to tug her former lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, to court docket over allegations of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and defamation.
Queen May demanded N1 billion from Ugwuonye as compensation for the harm carried out to her picture in a cease-and-desist discover written on her behalf by her new lawyer at Graylaw Companions.
She claimed that the lawyer and a US-based girl, Yinka Theisen, made a number of damaging on-line posts about her on social media platforms, together with X (previously Twitter), Instagram and Fb.
Queen Could, additionally demanding N500 million {financial} compensation from Theisen, asserted that their posts have harmed her repute and enterprise pursuits.
In two pre-action letters addressed individually to Ugwuonye and Theisen, her attorneys demanded that they stop these publications, withdraw any present posts, problem a public apology, and publish a retraction on all platforms the place the statements have been made.
Her attorneys additional alleged that Ugwuonye has acted unprofessionally in his earlier dealings together with her, together with mishandling confidential data.
They warned that his actions have exacerbated the state of affairs and subjected her to additional hurt.
The letter, directed at Theisen, accuses her of amplifying damaging narratives on-line and inspiring others to unfold them.
The authorized crew said that if she fails to adjust to these calls for, Queen Could can have no selection however to provoke civil and prison proceedings to guard her rights and repute.
Each letters set a 48-hour deadline for compliance with the calls for.
The authorized crew said, “The publications are malicious, injurious, and unacceptable. Our shopper has suffered extreme and irreparable hurt, and she or he is not going to tolerate this misconduct.”
