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Serial entrepreneur, influencer and brand ambassador May Yul-Edochie, popularly known as Queen May, has asked the Lagos State High Court to order the shutdown of several social media accounts allegedly used to cyberbully, defame and harass her, escalating a legal battle that has simmered since last year.
In a suit marked LD/10737GCM/2026, filed before the Lagos Judicial Division, Queen May is seeking sweeping court orders against Yinka Omolola Theisen, Emeka Ugwuonye, and unidentified operators of multiple social media accounts over what she described as a sustained campaign of online abuse.
The application, filed by her lawyers, Jessica Egbafor and Esther Fijo of Greylaw Partners, is anchored on Sections 36 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and relevant provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
She is asking the court to issue a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from publishing what she described as defamatory, threatening and harassing content about her on Facebook, Instagram, X and other social media platforms.
Beyond the restraining order, the claimant is seeking a mandatory order directing the defendants to delete social media accounts and posts allegedly used to target her. She also wants the court to compel the social media platforms to remove the identified accounts and disclose user information to assist ongoing investigations.
In a 126-paragraph affidavit supporting the suit, Queen May alleged that she had endured years of coordinated online attacks by the defendants and operators of various blogs and Facebook pages.
According to her, the publications contained false allegations, manipulated photographs, insulting caricatures, AI-generated images, death wishes and abusive comments intended to ridicule her and tarnish her public image.
She further claimed that although legal notices were served on some of the defendants in 2025 demanding the removal of the offending publications, the alleged campaign intensified, with fresh social media pages allegedly created to continue the attacks.
The claimant also accused one of the defendants, whom she identified as her former lawyer, of disclosing confidential information obtained during the course of legal representation and publishing materials she described as defamatory and misleading.
Queen May told the court that the alleged online publications had adversely affected her businesses, endorsement deals and relationships with commercial partners.
She further alleged that the campaign exposed members of her family to harassment, led to the circulation of private contact information and caused her severe emotional distress, anxiety and fears for her personal safety.
She urged the court to restrain the defendants from making further publications and to order the removal of the disputed social media accounts and related content.
Justice Abdul-Raheem Tejumade Muyideen has directed that all court processes be served on the defendants through their last known addresses, email addresses, social media accounts and other electronic means associated with them.
The matter was subsequently adjourned for a report on service.
The latest legal action follows cease-and-desist notices issued by Queen May in September 2025 to Emeka Ugwuonye, her former lawyer, and Yinka Omolola Theisen, accusing them of cyberbullying, cyberstalking and defamation.
Through her lawyers, Greylaw Partners, she alleged that both individuals published damaging content about her on X, Instagram and Facebook, causing reputational damage and affecting her business interests.
The notices demanded that the defendants cease further publications, remove existing posts, publish public apologies and retractions across all platforms where the statements appeared.
Queen May also demanded ₦1 billion in compensation from Ugwuonye and ₦500 million from Theisen over the alleged defamatory publications.
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