Deezell and Maryam Booth
Kannywood actress, Maryam Booth has sued her ex-boyfriend, Ibrahim
Rufai, a.k.a Deezell at the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna
accusing him of being responsible for leaking her nude viral video.
Booth is suing her ex-boyfriend with the help of a Kaduna based human rights activist, Muhammad Lawal Gusau.
The legal action was taken in pursuance of her fundamental human
rights believed to have been infringed upon through recording and
release to cyber space of the nude video by her estranged boyfriend.
In a court document sighted on Monday, Gusau demands the court to
award N10m to Maryam Booth as general compensation for the damaged the
said viral video had caused her, including a published apology in three
national dailies.
In the motion on notice presented to the court, the activist is
seeking enforcement of fundamental human rights of Maryam Booth as
guaranteed under Sections 34, 35(1), 37, 38 and 46 of the 1999
constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
Recall that the 26 years old celebrity alleged that she was
recorded by her estranged boyfriend, Deezell. However, Deezell has
denied recording or releasing the two seconds video.
Maryam Booth alleged that Deezell had severally threatened to
blackmail her by leaking her nude video if she didn’t give him an
undisclosed amount of money.