Prince Kpokpogri, ex-lover of Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh, through his legal counsel has dragged the actress and the Department of State Services (DSS) before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the enforcement of his human rights.
In a suit dated September 20, filled on Wednesday, with Number FHC/ABJ/CS/1092/2021, the legal team asked the court for an order directing the respondents jointly to pay him the sum of N10,000,000,000 as compensation for the mental trauma, emotional stress and severe damage caused him due to the invitation extended to him.
Part of the suit read: “An order perpetually restraining the 1st Respondent (Director-General of DSS) acting either by himself or through his agents, officers and representatives from further inviting, pestering, harassing and intimidating the Applicant by way of telephone calls, text messages or letters asking the Applicant to report at FCT Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) with office at No. 7, Gamal Abdel-Nasser Street, Off Julius Nyerere Crescent, Near Kapital Klub and Apartments, Asokoro, FCT-Abuja or any other location whether within or outside the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in connection with an estranged romantic relationship between the Applicant and 2nd Respondent which the 1st Respondent knows is civil in nature.
“An order directing the Respondents jointly and severally to pay the Applicant the sum of N10,000,000,000 (Ten Billion Naira) as compensation for the mental trauma, emotional stress and severe damage caused the Applicant due to the invitation extended to him through telephone call and a text message on Thursday, 16th September 2021 by FCT Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) with office at No. 7, Gamal Abdel-Nasser Street, Off Julius Nyerere Crescent, Near Kapital Klub and Apartments, Asokoro, FCT-Abuja being under the supervision and control of the 1st Respondent in connection with an estranged romantic relationship between the Applicant and 2nd Respondent which the 1st Respondent knows is civil in nature.”
In the affidavit supporting the suit, the politician claimed that he decided to approach the court to have his fundamental rights protected because they are being threatened.
“That I had a romantic relationship with Miss Tonto Dikeh being the 2nd Respondent herein for about three months beginning from 3rd June 2021 and the relationship ended on or about 19th August 2021.
”That the 2nd Respondent has continuously issued oral threats against me that she is going to use all her connections and contacts to bring me down to nothing simply because I separated from her,” part of the affidavit read.
The suit was filed few weeks after Tonto wrote a petition against Kpokpogri over alleged blackmail, defamation, extortion and threat to life.
The estranged couple broke up after Kpokpgri was accused of cheating on Tonto, several voice recordings of the couple also went viral.
