Judy Austin sues Rita Edochie for N1 Billion over alleged defamation

Judy Austin sues Rita Edochie for N1 Billion over alleged defamation

Nollywood actress Judy Austin has filed a lawsuit against her colleague and co-wife, Rita Edochie, over alleged defamatory statements made against her.

In a Writ of Summons filed earlier than the high court docket of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Judicial department, Judy accused Rita of defamation and asked the court docket to compel her to pay her N1 billion in widespread damages.

among her needs, Judy requested the court docket to compel Rita to disclose a full and unreserved retraction and apology in at least 2 broadly circulated countrywide newspapers and across her social media systems, dispose of all alleged defamatory statements approximately her from all on-line systems and refrain from further publishing or circulating statements allegedly defamatory of her, and pay N50 million as expenses of prosecuting the healthy

The writ further states that Rita has 30 days from the date of carrier to enter an look within the suit, either personally or via a felony practitioner.

read the courtroom papers below