Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa have put their son Charis’ Instagram account on private mode after false paternity claims.
QEDNG’s check on Charis’ Instagram account on Thursday revealed that the boy’s page is no longer visible to the public.
This comes after the couple filed a criminal defamation suit against five persons over allegations of defamation and cyberstalking.
In the court summons dated April 3, 2024, Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna of an Abuja court ordered the five defendants to appear in person before the court on April 23, 2024, to answer the charges against them.
The complainants in the matter are Mercy and Blessed while the five defendants are Okoronkwo Ejike, Kingsley Ibeh, DJ Spoiltkid, Terrence Ekot, and Samuel Agozie.
The suit stemmed from a paternity claim made by the defendants last week after the gospel singer and her husband posted a picture of their son on Instagram.
After photos of the baby, who was born in 2023, were uploaded on Instagram, the defendants alleged that there was a resemblance between the baby and another gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey, and claimed that he was the father, an allegation that went viral.
In a criminal complaint filed by the complainants’ lawyers led by Pelumi Olajengbesi of Abuja-based media firm, Law Corridor, Mercy Chinwo and her husband said the alleged actions of the defendants amounted to cyber intimidation, injurious falsehood, and cyberstalking targeted at their persons.
Mercy and her husband announced the birth of their baby in an Instagram post in October 2023.
