The dispute over Lamidi Adedibu biopic has moved from a civil demand into a formal criminal complaint. Seun Oloketuyi, producer of the movie has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police against Alhaja Bose Adedibu and other members of the family, accusing them of threatening his life, cyberbullying him and criminally defaming him over the film.
The petition dated 16 October 2026 was filed on Oloketuyi's behalf by his lawyers, ASALAW LP, the same firm that earlier rejected the Adedibu family's ₦500 million damages demand on his behalf. It is addressed to the Inspector-General of Police and asks that it be treated as a matter of urgency, on the ground that Seun Oloketuyi's life is in danger.
According to the petition, Seun has received repeated calls from private numbers threatening to harm him if he does not take the film down. His lawyers describe these as direct threats to his life and cite section 33 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to life, together with the Criminal Code Act and the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015, which criminalises electronic communication that threatens or harasses a person and places them in fear of death or bodily harm.
The petition further alleges that Alhaja Bose Adedibu and others close have carried out a sustained campaign on social media, branding Seun Oloketuyi "fake," a "thief," a "scammer," a "fraud" and a criminal. His lawyers argue that this amounts to cyberbullying and cyberstalking under section 24 of the Cybercrimes Act, and to criminal defamation under sections 373, 375 and 376 of the Criminal Code Act, on the basis that the posts accuse him of crimes and dishonesty before an unlimited public audience.
The lawyers also argue that the combination of threatening calls and a continuing public campaign against their client creates a real risk of a breach of the peace, and they ask the police to act before matters escalate further.
Among their requests to the police, the lawyers ask that the Force's National Cybercrime Centre and Criminal Investigation Department take up the petition immediately, that steps be taken to protect Seun Oloketuyi's life and safety, that Alhaja Bose Adedibu and any family members implicated be invited for questioning, that the family be cautioned to stop the threats and the public branding of Seun as a fraud, and that prosecution follow if the investigation discloses grounds for it. The petition states that Seun is prepared to make available screenshots, call records and other evidence to support the complaint.
This is the latest turn in a dispute that began after the Adedibu family's lawyers, Blossom Chambers, demanded that Seun Oloketuyi take the film down, pay ₦500 million in damages and publish an apology, accusing him of producing it without their consent and distorting the late Chief's private life and political career. ASALAW LP rejected that demand in full in a letter dated 7 October 2026, arguing that the film draws only on matters already in the public domain about a prominent political figure, and that the family had not identified any specific false statement in it.
