Damilola Adeparusi, also known as Chef Dammy, has been sued for N20 million by a priest in Ekiti State, Prophet Adegoke Jeremiah, nicknamed Billion Dollars Prophet, for defamation of character.
Jeremiah had been called out by Chef Dammy on her Instagram account over harassment charges.
She stated that even after her June 2023 cook-a-thon, Jeremiah had not stopped menacing and bullying her.
Jeremiah, through his attorneys at Busayo Sule & Co. Legal Practitioners, sent a letter to Chef Dammy on October 23, 2023, demanding that she withdraw her 'libelous' statement and pay damages in the amount of N20 million.
The letter partly read, “In view of the incalculable damage you have done to the good reputation of our client, we demand a retraction of the libelous statement on all the social media, particularly your Instagram page, and two (2) widely read national dailies."
“Additionally, we are demanding a sum of (Twenty Million Naira Only) N20,000,000:00 being Damages for the act of Defamation against our client."
"Take notice that you have seven (7) days from the date of service of this letter on you, the date of service inclusive, to comply with our demand. Failure of which we shall not hesitate to seek a redress in the court of law.”
Punch confirmed the authenticity of the document circulating online. However, he added that the document was never meant to be released on social media.
Oluwabusayo stated, ‘It was supposed to be a private document. Who released it online? I also spoke to her (Chef Dammy), asking how the letter surfaced online.'
“We served her the letter on the premise that she should retract the libelous statement she made on her Instagram page last week, that’s all."
“We wrote a letter to her, but it’s not meant for public consumption. We asked her to retract the statement she made within seven days. We are yet to commence the lawsuit against her. We may start the case after seven or fourteen days."
“Yes, the letter was from our chambers, but it was not meant for public consumption.”
