Regina Daniels Husband Ned Nwoko Sues Journalist Azuka Jebose For N2 Billion Damages Over Facebook Article

Regina Daniels husband, Ned Nwoko has sued an online publisher, Azuka Jebose Molokwu, to court over a Facebook article the journalist wrote about the billionaire and his wife. The politician is suing the journalist N2 billion damages for defamation of character.

The journalist alleged that Ned Nwoko is a cultist which is why he has keen interest in marrying Virgins. Azuka adviced Regina to run before any harm is done to her or her baby. This is contained in a writ of summons obtained from Effurun High Court, Delta State on behalf of Ned Nwoko by his counsel, Ikhide Ehighelua and Co dated July 13, 2020.

Also joined in the suit No. EHC 99 as the second defendant is Prince Chukwunonso Nwoko identified as the employer and sponsor of the first defendant, Jebose, a native of Onicha-Ugbo in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, resident in the United States of America.

According to the suit, both defendants made highly defamatory publications in several online blogs and other social media platforms “calculated to reduce the estimation of the claimant” and denigrate his reputation in the public. It stated that the malicious publications had continued unabated against the plaintiff in spite of warnings by his solicitors to the defendants.

Counsel to Nwoko also stated that the first defendant defiantly came out openly on the social media that the cautions would not be a deterrent to his defamatory publications, prompting the legal action.The claimant had also sought in his favour, before the court a “public apology to be published by the defendants in at least two national daily newspapers circulating in Nigeria and social media platforms” as well as an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from making any further defamatory publications against him.
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