Justice M. A. Savage of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday issued a restraining order against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), actress Doris Ogala, and Kelvin Chimaobi Emmanuel.
The court barred them from “further mentioning or referring to Dr Chris Okafor, his church or ministry on any platform pending the determination of a substantive suit the cleric filed against them.”
Dr. Okafor is the claimant in the legal action, suit no. ID/14399GCMW/2026, with Ogala, VDM, and Emmanuel listed as the “first to third defendants respectively.”
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The “ex-parte application” was filed by Dr. Okafor’s lawyer, Mr. Ife Ajayi, under the court’s “inherent jurisdiction” and specific procedural rules.
In the ruling, Justice Savage prohibited the defendants and their representatives from “publishing or releasing any alleged private materials, including chats, conversations, texts, pictures, images or videos relating to the claimant.”
The order specifically requires that the defendants refrain from mentioning Dr Chris Okafor’s name, pictures, images or videos, as well as the name of his church, Grace Nation International (also known as Liberation City), whether orally or in writing, across social media or any other media platforms.
Furthermore, the judge restrained the group from disseminating any materials allegedly “used to blackmail or extort money from the claimant,” until the suit is concluded.
To ensure the defendants are formally notified, the judge granted an “order for substituted service” allowing the “writ of summons, list of witnesses, statement on oath and other documents” to be served via a “newspaper advert publication.”
The court has adjourned the matter until February 2, 2026 for hearing.
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