Wife to Popular Nigerian comedian Mr. Jollof, Esinjemiyotan Atsepoyi, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Martins Otse, best known as VeryDarkMan, demanding N500 million in damages.
This followed series of allegations made by the Verydarkman, who claimed that Esinjemiyotan used inappropriate means to help her husband, Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, to get appointed as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
The social Critic also accused Mr. Jollof’s wife of committing adultery with a “Yahoo boy” and “several politicians.”
In response, Mrs. Atsepoyi gave VeryDarkMan a 30-day ultimatum to appear in court and defend his claims.
In her claim, she is also seeking N500 million in compensation for the damage to her reputation and business.
It partly reads: “A declaration that the Defendant (VeryDarkMan) did defame the Claimant in his online publication of 15th, 16th, and in the early hours of 19th September 2024.
“An order of this Honourable Court directing the Defendant to pay the sum of N500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) as general damages. An order directing the Defendant to publish an apology to the Claimant in two national dailies and all his social media handles. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from further making any defamatory publication against the Claimant.”
