The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Pastor Daniel Olukoya, has cautioned a United Kingdom-based activist, Maureen Badejo, to desist from making what he described as defamatory statements against him, warning that any further breach could attract contempt proceedings.
Badejo, who is the founder of the Guardians Against False Teachings Initiative, is accused of resuming the publication of allegations against the cleric despite an existing judgment and injunction issued by a UK court in 2021.
Court records showed that Olukoya and his wife, Folashade, approached the court in October 2020 over claims made by the activist, including allegations of dishonesty and sexual misconduct.
Badejo had argued that her claims were true, but the UK High Court, in April 2021, struck out her defence, holding that it disclosed no reasonable grounds and amounted to an abuse of court process.
Following the ruling, the court entered summary judgment in favour of the Olukoyas and granted an injunction restraining Badejo from repeating or republishing the allegations.
She was also directed to publish a summary of the judgment on her social media platforms.
In a further decision delivered in October 2021, the court awarded damages of £65,000 to Pastor Olukoya and £35,000 to his wife.
In a statement issued by Olukoya’s legal representatives, it was alleged that Badejo had, in recent weeks, repeated the same claims already covered by the injunction, an action described as a serious violation of the court order.
The lawyers said she had been formally warned that any further repetition would lead to contempt of court proceedings.
The statement added that contempt of court attracts criminal sanctions, including fines and possible imprisonment, stressing that the issue now concerns compliance with the rule of law rather than reputational damage alone.
Olukoya, however, expressed readiness for the matter to end amicably, while insisting that the judgment of the High Court must be respected and the injunction strictly obeyed.