Court Summons Mr Real Over Alleged Criminal Defamation of D’banj
An Abuja chief magistrate court has summoned rapper Okafor Victor, widely known as Mr Real, over allegations of criminal defamation filed by singer D’banj. In a summons dated December 18, 2025, Chief Magistrate Farida Ibrahim directed Mr Real to appear personally before the court on January 19, 2026, to respond to the complaint. The case arose from statements made by Mr Real in November, in which he alleged that D’banj, whose real name is Oladapo Oyebanjo, failed to fulfil a N20 million ambassadorial deal. D’banj’s legal counsel, Pelumi Olajengbesi, petitioned the court to issue a criminal summons against the rapper. He also requested an order restraining Mr Real and anyone acting on his behalf from making or circulating further statements considered defamatory while the case is ongoing. “An order of interim injunction restraining the defendant, either by himself, his servants, privies, cohorts, representatives or any person deriving authority from the Defendant from further making, publishing, disseminating, broadcasting, or in any way circulating any defamatory videos, comments, statements, words or publications with respect to the Complainant/Applicant pending the determination of the Direct Criminal Complaint.” Following the petition, the magistrate ordered Mr Real to appear in court on January 19 to answer the allegations and granted an interim injunction barring him from making further statements about D’banj until the matter is resolved.
