The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fined Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar N10 million as damages for defaming Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries International. In 2022, for several months, the erstwhile famous actress accused the controversial cleric of failing in his promise to marry her. She alleged he afflicted her with an undisclosed life-threatening ailment that had plagued her for years.
After several warnings, in January 2023, Mr Suleman slammed Ms Abubakar with a N1 billion lawsuit for defaming him. However, the hearing of the case marked FCT/HC/CV/3413/2022 began on 25 March 2023. The case was presided over by Justice Enobie Obanor of the Abuja High Court, who noted that the actress failed to present her defense after several opportunities and court hearings.
Consequently, the court ruled in favor of Apostle Suleiman, deeming Ms Abubakar’s statements defamatory. The judgment ordered Ms Abubakar to pay N10 million as aggravated and exemplary damages for libel. In addition to the financial penalty, Ms Abubakar was instructed to issue a retraction of her defamatory statements on her Instagram handle.
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