Nigeria, May 9 -- An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, presided over by Justice M.I. Sule, has granted an order of substituted service on the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams in an alleged defamatory suit filed against him by Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.

In the suit number I/406/2024, the plaintiff, Mr Adeyemo, prayed for an order compelling the defendant to pay a sum of N500 million as aggravated damages over a leaked audio conversation, which he claimed damaged his reputation.

According to the writ of summon obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Adeyemo is seeking among others, "a declaration that the content of an audio clip between the defendant (Adams)nd a third party, named Nuru...