Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has filed a 1.5 billion defamation lawsuit against Abuja-based activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.

Court documents shared by Adeyanju on Wednesday revealed that the suit was lodged at the High Court of Anambra State, sitting in Onitsha.

Obi's legal action follows a series of social media posts by Adeyanju, which the former governor described as false, malicious, and damaging to his reputation.

In August, Obi's lawyer, Alex Ejesieme (SAN), had issued a pre-litigation letter accusing Adeyanju of repeatedly portraying his client as corrupt, fraudulent, and a religious bigot. The posts, according to Obi's camp, were part of a long...