Samuel Ajibola Reacts to Claims of Son’s Resemblance With Obasanjo, Shares Why He Took Legal Action

Samuel Ajibola Reacts to Claims of Son’s Resemblance With Obasanjo, Shares Why He Took Legal Action

  • Samuel Ajibola, aka Spiff, has opened up on why he and his wife, Sandra Ajibola, sued a blogger who made a bold claim about their son
  • The Nollywood actor made headlines after some netizens claimed his son looked like former president Olusegun Obasanjo
  • In a recent interview, while speaking on cyberbullying, Spiff revealed they took legal action to make the individual behind the allegation a scapegoat

Nollywood actor and politician Samuel Ajibola, also known as Spiff, made headlines in 2022 after he shared photos of his family's visit to former president Olusegun Obasanjo.

However, a photo of the actor, his wife Sandra and their little boy with the former president got some netizens questioning whether he was related to the elder statesman.

Samuel Ajibola speaks on cyberbullying.
Samuel Ajibola revealed he wanted to make a scapegoat of man who claimed his son looked like Obasanjo. Credit: @samajibola
Source: Instagram

Others claimed the actor's wife was a secretary to the former president while insinuating a possible relationship.

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Samuel Ajibola sues blogger

However, months after the picture went viral, the former 'The Johnsons' actor and his wife sued a blogger for defamation of character over the picture.

The couple dragged the blogger to court for claiming their son's biological father was the former president.

Samuel Ajibola reveals why he took legal action

In a recent interview on Channels TV, Spiff, while speaking on cyberbullying, revealed he had to stand up for his wife, and one of the ways was to take legal action.

Sam admitted that his son looked like the former president but stressed that the little boy had woken from sleep when the picture was taken.

He said:

"The issue was lingering for too long, I had to stand up for my wife and my son. It got to a point I needed to take legal action to let people know that yes, you may have opinion but you don't have to bring it to the public light and be insensitive to whoever is at the backlash of it. we needed to use someone as a scape goat."

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Sam Ajibola appreciates Obasanjo

The actor fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams to further his education, Legit.ng reported.

He revealed he was determined to serve as a good example to his younger siblings regarding academics.

Sam also appreciated Obasanjo for his mentorship. Nigerians congratulated him on the achievement.

Source: Legit.ng

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Olumide Alake (Entertainment Editor) Olumide Alake is a Lifestyle and Entertainment Journalist with 6 years of experience in news media. He holds an awarded certificate from the Editorial CDS during his service year. He has worked with some online media outfits notable are Naijaloaded, Jaguda, Kemifilani. Olumide bagged an award for the best exclusive article at Legit.ng and Best Entertainer Editor 2023. Contact: olumide.alake@corp.legit.ng