May Edochie, the estranged wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, has filed a lawsuit at the Lagos High Court over the alleged leakage of her private information and what she described as a sustained campaign of online harassment.
The suit, marked LD/10737GCM/2026, was instituted through her lawyers, 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 unidentified operators of several social media accounts.
The defendants are accused of alleged cyberbullying, harassment and defamation.
The legal action follows cease-and-desist notices issued by May in September 2025, demanding the removal of alleged defamatory publications, public retractions and apologies.
She also sought N1 billion in damages from Ugwuonye and N500 million from Theisen over the alleged harm caused to her reputation and business interests.
In the fresh suit, May is asking the court to issue a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from making what she described as defamatory, threatening and harassing publications against her.
She is also seeking an order directing the deletion of the disputed social media accounts and posts, while requesting that the affected platforms disclose information on the operators of the accounts to assist investigations.
In a 126-paragraph affidavit filed in support of the suit, May alleged that she had been subjected to years of coordinated online attacks.
According to the affidavit, the campaign involved the publication of false allegations, manipulated photographs, AI-generated images, insulting caricatures, death wishes and other offensive materials allegedly aimed at damaging her reputation.
She further accused Ugwuonye of breaching solicitor-client confidentiality by allegedly disclosing information obtained during the course of his legal representation.
May also claimed that despite serving legal notices on some of the defendants last year, the alleged online attacks intensified, with new social media accounts reportedly created to continue the campaign.
According to her, the alleged publications have negatively affected her endorsement deals, commercial relationships and business interests, while the circulation of her private contact details exposed members of her family to harassment and caused her emotional distress.
Justice Abdul-Raheem Tejumade Muyideen 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 court subsequently adjourned the matter for a service report.
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