Tobias Sylvester
A Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fan-kayode, has sued a popular blogger, Stella Dimokorkus, over report that he had separated with his wife, Precious Chikwendu.
KanyiDaily recalls that Stella had reported that Fani-Kayode separated with his wife due to repeated case of domestic violence suffered by Precious.
The blogger also alleged that the couple’s triplet sons may not have been fathered by Fani-Kayode as they were conceived through IVF and Precious is demanding a DNA test.
Reacting to the allegations in a letter dated September 16, 2020, Mr. Adeola Adedipe, Fani-kayode’s lawyer, denied the allegations amd demanded N2billion for denting his image.
The letter titled, ‘Defamation of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode- Re: Femi Fani-Kayode and Precious Chikwendu Part Ways Over Alleged Domestic Violence’, stated that the allegations were spurious and maliciously engineered.
“Our client is aggrieved and has instructed us to draw your attention to these libelous breaches of his person and family. By this publication, our client has received denigrating phone calls and messages across the globe by virtue of which he now sufferers immeasurable loss of goodwill.
“However, he is inclined to draw a curtain over the wild and spurious claims if you retract the allegations on the same platform they were published and consequently apologise to him in two other national dailies.
“You are also advised to enter into negotiations with us for the sum of two billion naira only being a token amount for penitence. Please bear in mind that you have 14 days from receipt of this letter to comply with the highlighted mitigating measures, the failure of which will leave our client with no preferred alternative than to seek redress in court,” the letter reads.
KanyiDaily recalls that Fani-Kayode recently made headlines after he was caught on camera raining insults at a Daily Trust journalists, Eyo Charles, for asking him a “stupid question” during a press conference in Calabar, Cross River State.
