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Defamation: Sunday Igboho demands N500m as damages from Gani Adams

The Yoruba Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo Igboho has filed a N500milliin suit against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams over alleged defamation.
Chief Adeyemo Igboho in the suit filed before an Oyo state High Court sitting in Ibadan by Barrister J. A. Sanusi, is seeking the N500 million as compensation for defamatory statements allegedly made against him by Iba Gani Adams
In the suit, the Yoruba Nation agitator alleged Iba Gani Adams of accusing him of being a serial killer and assassin for prominent politicians, including President Bola Tinubu, in an audio conversation in 2021.
Chief Adeyemo is also requesting the court to order the payment of exemplary and aggravated damages in the amount of N500 million in his favor. The cost of litigation is estimated at N10 million.
The suit paper quoted Iba Gani Adams as allegedly saying “I was not against Igboho until he became close to Tinubu. You know I get my information from different angles as Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland.
It alleged stressed further, ” he was with Lagos State Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde, yesternight from the information at my disposal. He left Tayo Ayinde around 2.45 am, and you know Tinubu uses him (Tayo Ayinde) to coordinate criminal activities. He was compensated with the position of Chief of Staff.”
No date has been fixed for the hearing.
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