Peter Obi recordsdata N1.5b defamation swimsuit towards Deji Adeyanju

WorldStage– Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has filed a defamation lawsuit towards activist Deji Adeyanju on the Anambra State Excessive Court docket, Onitsha Judicial Division.

The swimsuit, filed on October 3, 2025, via Obi’s lead counsel, Alex Ejesieme (SAN), arises from allegedly defamatory statements Adeyanju made on social media platforms together with X (previously Twitter), Fb, and Instagram.

In response to courtroom paperwork (Writ of Summons O/254/75), the swimsuit accuses Adeyanju of describing Obi as “corrupt,” “fraud,” and a “non secular bigot.”

Particular allegations cited within the filings embody claims that Obi diverted Anambra State funds to household companies, tried to bribe Adeyanju throughout a personal assembly, and manipulated voters utilizing faith through the 2023 presidential marketing campaign.

Obi is looking for N1.5 billion in aggravated damages, alongside a proper declaration that the statements are “false, baseless, unfounded, malicious, reckless, scandalous, and defamatory; a public apology and full retraction to be revealed on Adeyanju’s social media accounts and in at the least three nationwide newspapers, in addition to on main tv networks; and a perpetual injunction stopping additional defamatory publications.

This authorized motion follows a pre-action discover despatched by Obi’s attorneys on August 26, 2025, demanding Adeyanju retract the statements inside seven days. Adeyanju didn’t comply, prompting the formal lawsuit.

Adeyanju responded publicly on October 15, confirming the swimsuit and pledging to defend himself vigorously.

He said, “I’ll show in courtroom that Peter Obi is corrupt, a bigot, and a fraud. You’ll all be entertained, I promise.”

He additionally criticized the selection of Anambra State because the venue, describing it as an try to inconvenience him.

Authorized analysts notice that the case highlights the continuing stress in Nigeria between freedom of expression on social media and the nation’s defamation legal guidelines.

Observers are carefully watching, given each events’ prominence, Obi as a former presidential candidate and Adeyanju as a vocal activist and lawyer.

No listening to date has been formally introduced, however the case is anticipated to draw vital media consideration within the coming weeks.