Alabike Drags Lizzy Anjorin to Court, Demands ₦500m for Alleged Rights Violation

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By AbdulRahman Tiwatope

Social media entrepreneur Jael Kofoworola Akanji, popularly known as Alabike, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against Nollywood actress-turned-businesswoman Aishat Elizabeth Anjorin, also known as Lizzy Anjorin, at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

In the suit, Alabike is demanding ₦500 million in damages from Lizzy Anjorin for alleged inhuman and degrading treatment, and an additional ₦5 million jointly from Anjorin and Sunday Spirit White, the second respondent in the case.

Case Stems from Defamation Dispute

The legal battle follows Anjorin’s earlier move to arraign Alabike before a Lagos magistrate’s court on charges of defamation and false online publication.

In her counter suit, filed through her lawyer, Yakubu Eleto, Alabike accused the respondents of orchestrating an unlawful invasion of her home by police officers without a court order. She also claimed she was harassed, threatened, and intimidated, in violation of her constitutional rights.

Her prayers include a court declaration that her rights to personal liberty, dignity, freedom of movement, fair hearing, and freedom of expression were violated.

Seeks Public Apology and Court Injunction

Alabike is also seeking an order restraining the respondents and their agents from further harassment or unlawful arrest, as well as a public apology and the ₦500 million exemplary damages.

“We stand firmly against the abuse of power and the oppression of the less privileged,” her counsel, Eleto, said.

Lawyer Alleges Abuse of Police Powers

Eleto alleged that on July 23, 2025, Lizzy Anjorin and some police officers facilitated Alabike’s arrest, despite advice from the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) at Zone 2 that the matter was a civil dispute, not a police case.

He claimed that Alabike was charged to court the next day and detained at Kirikiri Prison for offences she did not commit.

The case has been adjourned to August 21, 2025, for further hearing.