The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Pastor Daniel Olukoya, has issued a fresh warning to UK-based campaigner and founder of the GATE (Guardians Against False Teachings) Initiative, Ms Maureen Badejo, demanding that she immediately stop making what he described as defamatory statements against him or risk further legal consequences.
The warning follows allegations that Ms Badejo has resumed publishing claims against Pastor Olukoya despite an existing judgment and injunction issued by a UK High Court in his favour in 2021.
Court records show that Pastor Olukoya and his wife, Mrs Folashade Olukoya, filed a defamation suit against Ms Badejo in October 2020 over a series of allegations, including claims of dishonesty and sexual misconduct. Ms Badejo defended the allegations, insisting they were true.
However, in April 2021, the UK High Court struck out her defence, ruling that it disclosed no reasonable grounds and constituted an abuse of the court’s process. The court subsequently entered summary judgment in favour of Pastor and Mrs Olukoya and issued an injunction restraining Ms Badejo from repeating or republishing the allegations in any form. She was also ordered to publish a summary of the court’s judgment on her social media platforms.
In October 2021, the court assessed damages and ordered Ms Badejo to pay £65,000 in compensation to Pastor Olukoya and £35,000 to Mrs Olukoya.
According to a statement issued by Pastor Olukoya’s legal representatives, Ms Badejo has in recent weeks allegedly repeated the same allegations already covered by the injunction, an action described as a clear and serious breach of the court order.
The legal team confirmed that Ms Badejo has now been formally notified that any further repetition of the prohibited claims would result in contempt of court proceedings. They noted that contempt of court is a criminal offence, punishable by fines and possible imprisonment, and stressed that the issue now extends beyond reputational damage to the enforcement of the rule of law.
Pastor Olukoya, however, expressed a willingness for the matter to end amicably, provided the High Court judgment is respected and the injunction fully complied with.
Olukoya Warns UK-Based Activist Badejo to Stop Defamatory Claims or Face Contempt Charges
