UK Court Orders Woman to Pay Nigerian Man £25,000 Over False R@pe Claim, and 9-Year Har@ssment

A British High Court has ordered a woman, Cynthia Chia, to pay £25,000 in d@mages to Nigerian energy trader, Idowu Ogunkanmi, after subjecting him to nearly a decade of h@rassment, including a false r@pe accusation and a series of def@matory social media posts.

Ogunkanmi, 44, who resides in Dubai, met Chia in 2015 at a nightclub in London. After a one-night stand, he returned to Dubai, but their brief encounter spiraled into years of t%rment. Chia launched a “sustained, relentless and vind+ctive” campaign against him, accusing him falsely of r@pe, br+bery, and child ab¥se.

According to court documents, Chia repeatedly h@rassed Ogunkanmi via messages and calls—sometimes up to 100 times a day and falsely claimed he had slept with her friend. She also attempted to ext%rt money, receiving £250 under the pretense of needing help with her phone bill.

The situation worsened in 2016 when Chia accused him of r@pe. Ogunkanmi voluntarily returned to the UK for questioning, and police later dropped the case due to lack of evidence. However, from 2018 to 2022, Chia continued to post def@matory statements online, using Instagram accounts such as cindylicious11 and r@pist_trying_to_avoid_justice. She publicly shared his name, photo, and f@lse allegations that he had dr¥gged, r@ped, and impregnated her, and br+bed authorities to destr%y evidence.

Chia ignored repeated legal notices and did not attend court. Deputy High Court Judge Susie Alegre granted a default judgment in Ogunkanmi’s favor, ruling that the allegations were m@licious and had caused serious harm. The judge awarded £25,000 in d@mages for both libel and h@rassment and issued an injunction to stop further ab¥se.

Chia was also convicted earlier this year of a+sa¥lting another woman linked to the case and sentenced to 10 weeks in prison with a five-year restraining order.

Ogunkanmi expressed relief at the ruling but criticized social media platforms for failing to curb the spread of h@rmful falsehoods.

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