The five suspects who are to appear before the court on
April 23 are Okoronkwo Ejike, Kingsley Ibeh, DJ Spoiltkid, Terrence Ekot, and
Samuel Agozie, for alleged defamation of Mercy Chinwo.
The summons was issued followed a Direct Criminal Complaint
filed by Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, husband of Mercy, against the five
individuals for Criminal Defamation through his lawyers led by Pelumi
Olajengbesi Esq.
Uzochikwa said the alleged acts of Criminal Defamation was
carried out through deliberate circulation of injurious falsehood, cyber
bullying and cyberstalking.
The defendants made the allegations on their social media
accounts when Mercy and her husband posted pictures of their son and themselves
on different social media platforms on March 29.
According to them, the Uzochikwas’ son has a vivid semblance
of Bassey, insinuating he could possibly be the real father of the child.
Ejike’s post read: “This Mercy Chinwo’s child she was hiding
after giving birth, but the truth is that this baby looks exactly like singer
Nathaniel Bassey.
“Nothing anybody wants to reason with me oh. This child is
Nathaniel Bassey’s Baby. Maybe a secret away match occurred; otherwise, how can
we make empirical sense of this.”
Terrence Ekot post on the platform “X” reads: “Take a look
at the stunning resemblance of Mercy Chinwo’s son and Nathaniel Bassey.
“Though the duo has been working together on several
projects, what do you have to say?”
The posts have since caused buzz on social media, with many
calling out Bassey on why he should be involved in such an appalling act .
Similarly, Bassey, who has done several music collaboration
with Chinwo, also petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode
Egbetokun, over the allegation.
In a petition filed by his lawyers, Peter Abraham, Uche
Matthew, Gbenga Agunloye, and Anthony Abia, he asked the IGP to investigate and
prosecute the social media users who accused him of alleged paternity fraud.
The lawyers said the social media posts by the individuals
amounted to complete assassination of Bassey’s character and therefore urged
the police authorities to urgently treat the petition against them. NAN
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