A Lagos high court on Thursday barred actress Doris Ogala and social media activist VeryDarkMan from making references to Chris Okafor and his ministry on social media platforms.
The lawsuit, numbered ID/14399GCMW/2026, filed by Okafor through Ife Ajayi, his lawyer, also listed one Kelvin Emmanuel as the third defendant.
M. A. Savage, the presiding judge, ordered that the defendants and their associates must stop publishing or sharing any private materials linked to Okafor, including messages, images, videos, or recordings.
The judge specifically directed that they should not mention or display Okafor, his images, or those of his church, the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, on social media or any other platform, whether spoken or written.
Savage also restrained them from releasing any materials that could amount to blackmail or extortion while the case is ongoing.
In addition, the court approved substituted service, allowing court documents to be served through a newspaper publication.
The order, the court said, will remain in effect until the substantive suit is decided.
The order followed an interview conducted by VeryDarkMan with a woman identified as Chi Okafor, who claimed to be the cleric’s biological daughter.
In the footage, she alleged that she and two other women are Okafor’s children and accused him of abandoning them.
Okafor, however, denied the claims and threatened legal action.
The conflict between Ogala and Okafor erupted weeks ago after a video of the pastor’s engagement to Pearl Okafor surfaced online.
Ogala alleged she had been in a romantic relationship with Okafor since 2017. She claimed she ended her previous marriage at his urging and accused him of betraying her after years of intimacy and repeated promises of marriage.
The actress later issued an ultimatum, demanding that Okafor either marry her or compensate her financially, escalating to a demand of N1 billion in damages over breach of promise.
Despite the threat and outburst, Okafor got married to Pearl in a white and traditional wedding ceremony.
Okafor initially described Ogala’s backlash as “the devil’s anger” over his public marital happiness.
