TikTok Star Habeeb Hamzat Sued For ₦395 Million Over Cyber Harassment In Viral Lounge Incident

<h4>TikTok Star Habeeb Hamzat Sued For ₦395 Million Over Cyber Harassment In Viral Lounge Incident<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a confrontation at Folixxx Lounge in Lagos has escalated into a legal battle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Entrepreneur Osarobo Odigie is taking TikTok influencer Habeeb Hamzat to court&comma; alleging defamation&comma; cyber harassment&comma; and invasion of privacy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a pre-action letter from her lawyers at FA Garrick &amp&semi; Co&period;&comma; the January 6 incident began when Odigie was simply buying food at the lounge&period; She was reportedly startled by Hamzat’s loud behavior behind her&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our client was present at Folixxx Lounge… for the purpose of purchasing food&period; While standing at the counter&sol;cashier area&comma; our client was suddenly startled by your loud outburst directly behind her&comma;” the letter reads&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The letter claims Hamzat confronted her after she stepped aside&comma; demanding to know why she moved&period; When Odigie asked him to moderate his behavior&comma; he allegedly responded with harsh verbal insults&comma; including Yoruba curses like &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Oloriburuku&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Omo Ale&comma;” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ashawo&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What made the situation worse&comma; the lawyers said&comma; was that Hamzat recorded Odigie without her permission and shared the video widely on platforms such as TikTok&comma; Instagram&comma; WhatsApp&comma; and Snapchat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You proceeded to escalate the situation by producing your mobile phone and using the same to record our client without her consent&comma;” the legal team stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The viral video&comma; amplified by Hamzat’s large following&comma; sparked a wave of online harassment&period; According to Odigie’s lawyers&comma; she has endured emotional distress and fears for her safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As part of her demands&comma; Odigie is seeking ₦395 million in damages&period; This includes ₦200 million for defamation&comma; ₦100 million for emotional trauma&comma; ₦75 million for cyberbullying&comma; and ₦20 million to cover legal fees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her legal team also wants the video removed and a public apology issued online and in national newspapers&comma; warning that failure to comply within seven days could lead to a lawsuit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hamzat&comma; known as Peller&comma; had previously posted a public apology on January 9&comma; acknowledging that his reaction during the lounge incident was out of character and expressing regret over the situation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;