A Federal Capital Territory Chief District Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has prohibited on-air personality Kayode Oladotun, also known as Do2dtun, from disparaging musician Oladapo Oyebanjo, aka D’banj, in any online forum.
This was contained in a report published by the PUNCH, on Wednesday.
The court also instructed the Force Intelligence Bureau’s deputy inspector to look into a criminal complaint filed by D’banj against Do2dtun and submit a report to the court within two weeks.
On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Justice Emmanuel Iyanna issued the injunction in the matter with Motion No. MN/218/2023.
D’banj through one of his lawyers, Toheeb Lawal from an Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, had filed an application at the court for an injunction restraining Do2dtun from making alleged malicious and defamatory posts against him on social media.
In granting the application which has D’banj as the complainant and Do2dtun as the respondent, Iyanna granted “an order restraining the defendant (Do2dtun) either by himself, servants, privies, cohorts, representatives or any person deriving authority from him from further making any malicious, intimidating or defamatory post directing at the complainant (D’banj) on any social media platform (X, Instagram, etc) or news media pending the hearing and determination of the substantive case”.
Also, the court ordered the Deputy Inspector of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau to investigate a criminal complaint brought by D’banj against Do2dtun within two weeks and report back to court.
Do2dtun has been criticising D’banj in a number of postings on X (previously Twitter) and Instagram over the past few weeks. In 2013, the OAP wed Taiwo, D’banj’s sister, and the couple welcomed two daughters.
But in November 2021, Taiwo filed for divorce before Justice A.I. Akobi of Court 23, High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Suit Number: GWD/PET/25/2021, alleging that Do2dtun had subjected her to “unending reckless emotional abuse, forced abortion, and vicious domestic violence,” all of which she claimed had a negative impact on her health and general well-being.
Recent claims by Do2dtun that he was denied access to his daughter were refuted by Taiwo, her ex-husband.
She noted that contrary to the allegations by her ex-husband over the custody of their children, the entertainer has access to their kids.
