Posted by Samuel on Fri 23rd Jan, 2026 - tori.ng
The Judge further restrained the defendants from releasing to the public or to third parties any materials allegedly intended to blackmail or extort money from the claimant, pending the final determination of the suit.
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has directed Nollywood actress Doris Ogala, social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VDM, and Kelvin Chimaobi Emmanuel to refrain from sharing videos or images of Pastor Chris Okafor, founder of Grace Nation International (also known as Liberation City), on social media or any other media platforms.
Justice Akintunde Savage, who gave the ruling on Thursday, also restrained Doris and VDM from mentioning or referring to Pastor Chris or his ministry, whether orally or in writing, on any platform, pending the determination of a substantive suit filed by the cleric.
The Judge further restrained the defendants from releasing to the public or to third parties any materials allegedly intended to blackmail or extort money from the claimant, pending the final determination of the suit.
Okafor is the claimant in the suit marked ID/14399GCMW/2026, while Doris Ogala, VDM, and Kelvin Emmanuel are listed as the first, second, and third defendants, respectively.
The ex parte application was brought pursuant to Order 43, Rules 1, 2, and 7 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, as well as under the court’s inherent jurisdiction.
In his ruling on the application filed by Okafor through his counsel, Ife Ajayi, Justice Savage also barred the defendants and their agents from publishing, releasing, or circulating any alleged private materials relating to the claimant, including chats, conversations, text messages, pictures, images, or videos.
Justice Savage also granted an order for substituted service of the claimant’s originating processes, including the writ of summons, list of witnesses, statements on oath, and other documents, through publication in a national newspaper.
The matter was thereafter adjourned to February 2, 2026, for hearing.