"He Should Be Used as an Example”: AY Calls for Arrest, Prosecution of Man Over Defamatory Remarks

"He Should Be Used as an Example”: AY Calls for Arrest, Prosecution of Man Over Defamatory Remarks

  • Comedian AY has demanded the arrest and prosecution of a man known as Ngozi Samuel over alleged defamation of character
  • The man had made a video where he lashed out at AY and his wife on Facebook but later apologised publicly
  • Reacting, AY, through his lawyers, wrote that the man should be arrested and prosecuted for his claim

Humor merchant, Ayo Makun better known as AY, has written a petition to call for the arrest and prosecution of a man known as Ngozi Samuel for defamatory remarks he made against him and his wife, Mabel.

Legit.ng had reported that Samuel made a recording on Facebook where he said the comedian was having an affair with May Edochie.

He also alleged AY's second daughter was not his but that of his security guard.

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AY calls for the arrest of man who made defamatory content about him.
AY calls for the arrest of man who made defamatory content about him. Photo credit @aycomedian/agozycomedy
Source: Instagram

Reacting to the call out, comedian AY wrote a petition against Samuel for "criminal defamation and cyberstalking".

He also called for the arrest and prosecution of the skit maker.

AY says Samuel's comment was baseless

In the petition sighted by Legit.ng, the comedian described the allegations on Samuel's Facebook page, Agozi Comedy, as baseless and malicious.

He also stated that the act was against the Criminal Code Act and Section 24 (2) (a) of the Cybercrime (Protection, Prevention) Act 2025.

The petition came after Samuel apologised to AY for his claims about him and his wife.

See the post here:

How fans reacted to AY's petition

Netizens have reacted to the post where AY called for he arrest of the man for defamatory contents. Here are some of the comments below:

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@pamadhacouture:

"Very good! Let him be used as an example. Tufia!"

@onyeabor2:

"Freedom of speech is guarantee, but freedom after speech is not guaranteed. You are going to learn.'

@osinachi.uro:

"Way to go!."

@pwettybeth:

"Best news dis morning well done sir."

@didigall:

"Very good I support this silly man."

@ritawriter_:

"Very important!"

@mhizoti:

"Good, Which kind witchcraft he dy do when you dy soil person name, Marriage and reputation because of your rent…Zero sense, Na him do you? Make AY nor forgive em.'

@petifani14:

"Good.'

@glowbyvanilla_:

"As it should be."

@isikote_evu:

"Good job @aycomedian he must be brought to book. He must face the consequences of his action."

AY, wife hint at marital crisis

Legit.ng earlier reported that AY and his wife, Mabel Makun, hinted that they were going through a challenging time.

Mable shared a cryptic post that her life was under threat.

The couple also unfollowed each other and are yet to address the public about their issue.

Source: Legit.ng

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Shade Metibogun (Entertainment editor) Shade Metibogun is an entertainment editor at Legit.ng (since 2023). She has over a decade experience in both print and online media (THEWILL, Institute for Media and Society). Shade has a Post Graduate Diploma in Education ( 2016), Bachelor Degree in Literature in English, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria ( 2004), Email: shade.metibogun@corp.legit.ng