Ekiti government sues Chef Dammy’s pastor on her behalf, demands N10million for damages
The government of Ekiti state has sued Chef Dammy’s pastor on her behalf. Chef Dammy’s pastor is a man who has been identified as Jeremiah Adegoke. It was the directorate of citizens right in the Ekiti state ministry of Justice who filed the lawsuit against pastor Jeremiah on behalf of Chef Dammy. Recall a few days ago, she was invited to the police station because of issue between herself and pastor Jeremiah and she was eventually granted bail.
Chef Dammy is a well-known chef in Nigeria who became famous after her attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon earlier this year. Her full name is Damilola Adeparusi and she made the attempt at the cook-a-thon in June 2023. She is a 300-level student of the department of Mass Communication at the Federal University of Oye, Ekiti state. The cook-a-thon came a month after Hilda Baci successfully broke the record. She has received so much backlash from Nigerians after her attempt. Chef Dammy’s cook-a-thon was sponsored by this Pastor Jeremiah and the church.
The issue began in October when Chef Dammy cried out about being bullied, intimidated, and threatened by the pastor and the church. The pastor then contacted his lawyers and demanded a retraction of the statement which he deemed to be defamatory. He also demanded for an apology as well as a sum of N22million for damages. She was given a few days to comply with this.
The DCR has now filed a lawsuit against him for infringement of Chef Dammy’s rights. They also demanded for a sum of N10million as damages. They have also filed for a restraining order against pastor Jeremiah to avoid her being re-arrested. The lawsuit the government filed is based on harassment, threat of arrest and intimidation.
The government of Ekiti state has sued Chef Dammy’s pastor on her behalf. Chef Dammy’s pastor is a man who has been identified as Jeremiah Adegoke. It was the directorate of citizens right in the Ekiti state ministry of Justice who filed the lawsuit against pastor Jeremiah on behalf of Chef Dammy. Recall a few days ago, she was invited to the police station because of issue between herself and pastor Jeremiah and she was eventually granted bail.
Chef Dammy is a well-known chef in Nigeria who became famous after her attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon earlier this year. Her full name is Damilola Adeparusi and she made the attempt at the cook-a-thon in June 2023. She is a 300-level student of the department of Mass Communication at the Federal University of Oye, Ekiti state. The cook-a-thon came a month after Hilda Baci successfully broke the record. She has received so much backlash from Nigerians after her attempt. Chef Dammy’s cook-a-thon was sponsored by this Pastor Jeremiah and the church.
The issue began in October when Chef Dammy cried out about being bullied, intimidated, and threatened by the pastor and the church. The pastor then contacted his lawyers and demanded a retraction of the statement which he deemed to be defamatory. He also demanded for an apology as well as a sum of N22million for damages. She was given a few days to comply with this.
The DCR has now filed a lawsuit against him for infringement of Chef Dammy’s rights. They also demanded for a sum of N10million as damages. They have also filed for a restraining order against pastor Jeremiah to avoid her being re-arrested. The lawsuit the government filed is based on harassment, threat of arrest and intimidation.