The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has accused Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunda Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), of labelling him a murderer.
He also accused him of unconstitutional publication of his private telephone conversation between him and another person without his consent.
Adams has thus dragged Igboho before Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan.
In a suit marked no: M/1006/2024 filed for enforcement of his fundamental rights, stated that the respondents injure him severely in his highly exalted office of the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland with the publication.
His fundamental rights procedures rules brought pursuant to section 27, 37 and 46 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 as amended and Enforcement Act, Cap, A9, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.
And also Sections 37 and 46 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
“A declaration that it is unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional for the respondent to covertly record and publicly release or publish the private telephone conversation between the applicant and another person, without the consent and authority of the Applicant.”
The OPC leader stated that the act of the respondent (Igboho) in publishing or broadcasting the private telephone conversation between him and another person in general public through the social media without his knowledge, authority is mischievous, egregious, reckless and gross to his fundamental right to privacy guaranteed under the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and injure him severely in his highly exalted office of the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland.
In his 13 paragraphs affidavit in support of his motion, “the applicant stated that
sometime in April, 2024, the respondent came out on the social media that he is in possession of a recorded private telephone conversation which the applicant had with one Mr. Nurudeen Banjo who is based in the United States of America.
“The public exposure of the applicant’s private telephone conversation with third party which was covertly recorded by the respondent without his knowledge, consent and authority and which the Respondent, without his knowledge, consent and authority, had maliciously published to the general public had not only breached the applicant’s private and fundamental rights, it has also caused him a serious embarrassment among the multitude of Nigerians.”
The Applicant therefore said it is wrongful and improper for private telephone communications or conversations between individuals to be brought out to the open, or exposed by a third party, body or even agency of government without an order of court, without the knowledge, consent and approval of any of the conversationalists.
