Senator Chris Anyanwu has filed a suit against the former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, at the FCT High Court for alleged defamation.

The suit filed on March 14, 2025, has Vintage Press Limited, owner of The Nation newspapers, as the second defendant.
According to the court filings made available to THISDAY yesterday, Anyanwu (the claimant) averred that on the 2nd day of December, 2024, she launched her memoir, which was published in a book titled ‘Bold Leap’ and that in an interview with The Nation newspaper on the 12th day of January, 2025, the 1st Defendant while responding to questions and in reaction to the content of the claimant’s book, uttered words deemed defamatory concerning the claimant.

Anyanwu averred that her attention was drawn to the said published interview and she was taken aback, shocked and embarrassed when she read the content of the interview which prompted her to issue a press statement titled, ‘I Dare Ohakim to Produce the Letter to Abacha’, denying the falsehoods which were published by the defendants.

The claimant also averred that the 1st defendant in response to her press statement issued and caused to be published a press release dated the 24th day of January, 2025 which contained further falsehood concerning her.

Anyanwu stated that through the first defendant’s statements, she has been exposed to ridicule, contempt and public odium resulting in severe damage to her reputation, dignity, social standing and also in her professional, political and personal relationships with friends and associates.
She said she has equally suffered psychological, emotional and material damage.

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