Wunmi Aloba, the wife of the late musician Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has sent a pre-action notice to her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba. The notice requests an apology from Joseph Aloba for defamatory remarks made about her on social media and in newspapers. Wunmi, represented by her legal team, alleges that her father-in-law has recently engaged in defamatory name-calling and tarnishing her reputation.
Part of the notice reads “through newspaper campaign of calumny, character assassination, name-calling, defamation of characters against her and use of reckless language to portray her image and personality to gain cheap attention and sympathy from unsuspecting members of the public”.
The letter read, “We have been consulted, briefed, and our services retained by Mrs. Aloba Cynthia Omowunmi, hereinafter referred to as “Our Client” and at her behest, we write you in respect of the above subject.
“Our Client’s brief reveals that you have recently resorted to a newspaper campaign of calumny, character assassination, name-calling, defamation of characters against her, and use of reckless language to portray the image and personality of our client to gain cheap attention and sympathy from the unsuspecting members of the public.”
The letter highlighted an interview Mohbad’s father made with Westo Adejumo Adekunle on African television, in which he was quoted as saying he hated his late son’s widow.