Abuja court restrains OAP Do2dtun from ‘defaming’ D’banj

Justice Emmanuel Iyanna of a Chief District Court of the Federal Capital Territory at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT has restrained on-air-personality Kayode Oladotun, popularly known as Do2dtun, from posting defamatory posts against singer Oladapo Oyebanjo, professionally known as D’banj, on social media or any other platform.

The court also ordered the Deputy Inspector of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau, to investigate a criminal complaint brought by D’banj against Do2dtun within two weeks and report back to court.

The court gave the injunction on Wednesday, 18th of October, 2023, in the case with Motion No: MN/218/2023. D’banj through one of his lawyers, Toheeb Lawal from an Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, had filed an application at the court for an injunction restraining Do2dtun from making alleged malicious and defamatory posts against him on social media, freshreporters media had gathered.

In granting the application which has D’banj as the complainant and Do2dtun as the respondent, Iyanna granted “an order restraining the defendant (Do2dtun) either by himself, servants, privies, cohorts, representatives or any person deriving authority from him from further making any malicious, intimidating or defamatory post directing at the complainant (D’banj) on any social media platform (X, Instagram, etc) or news media pending the hearing and determination of the substantive case”.

Also, the court ordered the Deputy Inspector of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau to investigate a criminal complaint brought by D’banj against Do2dtun within two weeks and report back to court. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>