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May Edochie, estranged wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, has filed a N1.5 billion lawsuit at the Lagos High Court claiming a leak of her private information and a campaign of online harassment.
The case, filed under suit number LD/10737GCM/2026, was brought by Greylaw Partners lawyers Jessica Egbafor and Esther Fijo.
Defendants named in the suit are Emeka Ugwuonye, identified as May’s former lawyer; Yinka Omolola Theisen, a former partner of Linc Edochie (Yul Edochie’s brother); and several unidentified operators of social media accounts.
The claim accuses them of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, harassment, and defamation.
The court action follows cease-and-desist letters May’s lawyers issued in September 2025 to Ugwuonye and Theisen, which alleged ongoing online abuse and defamation.
The new suit seeks N1.5 billion in damages for the alleged invasion of privacy and the sustained online campaign against her.
In those notices, according to a report of TheCable, she demanded the removal of alleged defamatory publications, public retractions, and apologies on all platforms where the statements appeared.
She also sought N1 billion in damages from Ugwuonye and N500 million from Theisen over the alleged harm to her reputation and business interests.
In the fresh suit, the report adds, May is seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from publishing content she described as defamatory, threatening and harassing.
She also asked the court to order the deletion of the disputed social media accounts and posts and direct the affected social media platforms to disclose information about the account holders to aid investigations.
In a 126-paragraph affidavit supporting the suit, May alleged that she had endured a sustained campaign of online harassment spanning several years, according to the report.
She claimed that the defendants and operators of several blogs and social media pages published false allegations, manipulated photographs, AI-generated images, insulting caricatures, death wishes and other offensive content intended to ridicule her and damage her reputation.
She also accused Ugwuonye of breaching solicitor-client confidentiality by publishing information obtained during the course of legal representation, TheCable report further notes.
May further alleged that despite serving legal notices on some of the defendants in 2025 demanding the removal of the publications, the alleged online attacks intensified, with fresh accounts allegedly created to continue the campaign.
According to her, the alleged publications have negatively affected her business, endorsement deals and commercial relationships.
She also claimed that the circulation of her private contact details online exposed members of her family to harassment and caused her emotional distress, anxiety and concerns for her safety.
May is urging the court to restrain the defendants from making any further publications about her and compel the removal of the disputed online content.
Abdul-Raheem Tejumade Muyideen, the judge, directed that all court processes be served on the defendants through their last known residential addresses, email addresses, social media accounts and other electronic communication platforms.
The judge subsequently adjourned the matter for a service report, TheCable report stated.
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