The Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has received vindication over the libelous statements against him as Court has finally fined actress Halima Abubakar whopping sum of N10m for defaming his character.
The actress, who according to Justice Enobie Obanor was allowed to defend herself in the matter but failed to do so on Monday April 8, was ordered by a Federal Capital Territory High Court to pay the amount to the cleric as damages and also was prohibited from any further publication on the Apostle.
Meanwhile, the judgement revealed that Suleman had accused Halima of publishing derogatory comments against him on her Instagram page, which were in turn published by several blogs and newspapers.
The judgement partly reads: “The statements published by the defendant against the claimant on her Instagram handle, @halimabubakar, falsely and maliciously written and published to the general public, are defamatory of the person of the claimant.
“The sum of N10,000,000 only to the claimant as aggravated and exemplary damages for libel contained in the publication of the defendant against the claimant on her Instagram handle, @Halimabubakar and caused to be published in several blogs.”
