IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian singer, Harrison Okiri, better known as Harrysong, has reacted to Soso Soberekon’s N500million naira lawsuit.
In a talk show published on Monday, Harrysong had tagged Soberekon as his enemy who attempted to assassinate him.
He alleged that Soberekon had tried to kill him in the past, claiming that he had evidence to his allegations.
Okiri made this allegation during an interview on the Frankly Speaking podcast partly hosted by comedian, Nedu.
In the episode, the Reggae Blues crooner lamented the issue of fake friendships in the Nigerian entertainment scene. According to him, most people seen as his friends are “real enemies” looking for his downfall.
“90% of all the friendships are fake. There are people I’ve been working with for years. If you call their names you go say na Harry guy be this. Dem no be my guy,” he said in the episode aired via YouTube on Monday.
He added: “As a matter of fact, those are my real enemies. If you see Soso now, you’ll say Soso is my friend. Soso is not my friend, Soso is my enemy. He sent people to come and kill me in Port Harcort, no jokes. Ask my team, ask everyone.”
When asked if he had proof of the allegations, Harrysong said: “I have evidence, I have videos, I have pictures.
“This is no joke. You’ll say he is my friend, he’s not my friend. He wants to kill me.”
Few hours later, Soso Soberekon, slammed a defamation suit on the ‘Mandela’ singer.
He asked for a retraction of the statement, an apology and N500,000,000 for compensation.
The notice was titled, “Request For Immediate Retraction, An Apology, And Payment Of Damages In The Sum Of N500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) Only For The Libelous Publication Made Of And Concerning The Person Of Mr. Soso Soberekon On All Social Media Platforms.”
It partly read: “It is our client’s further briefing which we verily believed that on the 3rd day of October, 2022 he started receiving strange calls and messages from his friends, family members and colleagues on how you falsely accused him of trying to kill you in all social media platforms.
“You went to a live Television program (Frankly Speaking) alleging that our client is not your friend that he tried killing you in Port Harcourt without any justification.”
It further stated that “Our client has consequently directed us to request for a retraction of the said publication and an apology to be published in two newspapers and several online news millets not later than seven days of the delivery of this letter and also the payment of the sum of N500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) as damages and compensation for the malicious publications made against our client.
“TAKE NOTICE that if you fail to heed the request of our Client within seven days of the receipt of this letter, we shall be constrained to proceed to the court of law against you for exemplary damages for injurious falsehood and malicious publication made of and concerning our client.”
Reacting to the lawsuit, Harrysong said: “You dey sue me for social media. Dem ask you question?
Abi you sef go for interview? With your small prick and flat blokuz. Empty konkum. You go Chi Chun thin.”