The estranged wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, May Edochie has filed a lawsuit at the Lagos High Court over the alleged disclosure of her private information and what she described as a sustained campaign of online harassment.
The suit, marked LD/10737GCM/2026, was filed through her legal representatives, Jessica Egbafor and Esther Fijo of Greylaw Partners, against her former lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye; Yinka Omolola Theisen, the former partner of Yul Edochie’s brother, Linc Edochie; and the operators of several unidentified social media accounts.
The defendants are accused of cyberbullying, harassment, and defamation.
The lawsuit follows cease-and-desist letters issued by May Edochie’s lawyers to Ugwuonye and Theisen in September 2025 over allegations of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and defamatory conduct.
In those notices, she demanded the removal of alleged defamatory publications, public retractions, and apologies on all platforms where the statements appeared. She also sought N1 billion in damages from Ugwuonye and N500 million from Theisen over the alleged harm to her reputation and business interests.
In the fresh suit, May is seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from publishing content she described as defamatory, threatening and harassing.
She also asked the court to order the deletion of the disputed social media accounts and posts and direct the affected social media platforms to disclose information about the account holders to aid investigations.
In a 126-paragraph affidavit supporting the suit, May alleged that she had endured a sustained campaign of online harassment spanning several years.
She claimed that the defendants and operators of several blogs and social media pages published false allegations, manipulated photographs, AI-generated images, insulting caricatures, death wishes and other offensive content intended to ridicule her and damage her reputation.
She also accused Ugwuonye of breaching solicitor-client confidentiality by publishing information obtained during the course of legal representation.
May further alleged that despite serving legal notices on some of the defendants in 2025 demanding the removal of the publications, the alleged online attacks intensified, with fresh accounts allegedly created to continue the campaign.
According to her, the alleged publications have negatively affected her business, endorsement deals and commercial relationships.
She also claimed that the circulation of her private contact details online exposed members of her family to harassment and caused her emotional distress, anxiety and concerns for her safety.
May is urging the court to restrain the defendants from making any further publications about her and compel the removal of the disputed online content.
Abdul-Raheem Tejumade Muyideen, the judge, directed that all court processes be served on the defendants through their last known residential addresses, email addresses, social media accounts and other electronic communication platforms.
The judge subsequently adjourned the matter for a service report.
