May Edochie has filed a N1.5 billion lawsuit at the Lagos High Court against her former lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, and Yinka Omolola Theisen. She accused them of leaking her private information online, cyberbullying, harassment and defamation.

The suit, marked LD/10737GCM/2026, was filed through her lawyers, Jessica Egbafor and Esther Fijo of Greylaw Partners. Several unidentified social media account operators were also named as defendants.

Earlier legal notices

The lawsuit follows cease-and-desist notices May issued in September 2025. The notices were sent to Ugwuonye and Theisen over claims of cyberbullying, cyberstalking and defamation.

She demanded the removal of alleged defamatory publications. She also requested public retractions and apologies on all platforms where the statements appeared.

May sought N1 billion in damages from Ugwuonye. She also demanded N500 million from Theisen for the alleged damage to her reputation and business interests.

Fresh allegations

In the new suit, May is seeking a perpetual injunction against the defendants. She wants the court to stop them 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. In addition, she wants social media platforms to disclose information about the account holders to aid investigations.

In a 126-paragraph affidavit, May alleged that she had faced years of online harassment.

She claimed that the defendants and several blog and social media operators published “false allegations, manipulated photographs, AI-generated images, insulting caricatures, death wishes and other offensive content” aimed at damaging her reputation.

May also have accused Ugwuonye of breaching solicitor-client confidentiality. According to her, he published information obtained in the course of his legal representation.

Impact on business and family

May said the alleged publications affected her business, endorsement deals and commercial relationships.

She also claimed that her private contact details were shared online. According to her, this exposed members of her family to harassment. She added that the situation caused emotional distress, anxiety and concerns for her safety.

Despite serving legal notices in 2025, May alleged that the online attacks continued. She claimed that new accounts were created to sustain the campaign.

Justice Abdul-Raheem Tejumade Muyideen has directed that court processes be served on the defendants through their last known addresses, email accounts, social media accounts and other electronic communication platforms.