Instablog9ja: John Abayomi To Sue Linda Ikeji
John Abayomi, Online Editor for Punch newspapers, has threatened a
lawsuit against the publisher of Linda Ikeji blog, Linda Ikeji, for
publishing false and malicious story about him.
Abayomi through his lawyer, Falana and Falana’s Chambers claimed that
the publication with the headline, ‘LIB Exclusive: Meet the owner of
Instablog9ja-John Abayomi’ has put his life and that of his family in
danger.
In the letter delivered to the blogger on Friday, Ikeji was asked to
tender an unreserved apology within forty-eight hours or risk legal
action.
Linda in the said publication had claimed that ‘the owner of
instablog9ja is John Abayomi, a former online editor of Vanguard news
and current online editor of Punch’.
However, Falana said the statement is untrue and unfounded, but only
calculated to lower Abayomi’s esteem and damage his reputation and
professional career.
“Your publication has put him in the harm’s way, thereby endangering his
life and the lives of his family members. It has also attracted a lot
of negative reactions from members of the public including celebrities
who has been eager to know the face behind the blunt and sarcastic blog
because of the method of reportage”.
“Your mendacious publication was clearly actuated by malice in that it
was deliberately done to portray our client as an imposter, a fraudster
and a blackmailer”
“In the light of the foregoing, we have our client’s firm instructions
to demand an unqualified apology together with a retraction of the
libelous publication in the edition of your blog (Linda Ikeji blog) in
addition to having the retraction published on Instagram.
“However, if you fail or refuse to accede to our client’s demands within
48 hours of the receipt of this letter, we shall have no option than to
initiate civil proceedings against you at the Lagos State High Court
without further recourse to you,” reads the letter which was signed by
Chukwuma Onwuemene (ESQ.).
A reliable source has also rubbished reports that Abayomi was summoned
to a meeting by his employers, Punch Newspapers, over Linda Ikeji’s
publication.
“It is totally untrue. There was no such meeting. John is a top-notch
professional and everybody close to him, including his employers, are
aware that Linda Ikeji’s publication was completely untrue,” the source
said.
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