Finally, Actress Tonto Dikeh Landed Im Court Over Alleged ‘Exorcism’ Of Schoolgirl

In ₦200million Suit human rights lawyer, Ikechukwu Obasi, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, against Nollywood actress and self-acclaimed evangelist, Tonto Dikeh, accusing her of violating the rights of a female school child during what is described as a “vicious religious deliverance ritual.”

The suit, filed pursuant to the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009, seeks several declarations and orders against Dikeh, including ₦200 million in damages for alleged violations of the child’s rights to dignity and privacy. Obasi filed the suit on behalf of the minor, a Junior Secondary School 1 student of Junior Secondary School, Durumi II, Abuja, who is originally from Rivers State.

The affidavit states, “On 6th March, 2026, I stumbled upon a viral footage and photos on the official Facebook page of the Respondent, Tonto Dikeh, a Nollywood actress showing the Respondent carrying out a vicious religious exorcism on a female school child wherein the child was laid on bare ground while being pressed against the stony surface despite the Respondent wearing artificial finger nails; harassing, and publicly shaming the child.”

The lawyer further argued that the alleged act constituted degrading treatment and exposed the child to public humiliation, stigma, and psychological trauma. Obasi also alleged that the publication of the images and video footage of the incident on social media violated the child’s right to privacy, as guaranteed under Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution and provisions of the Child Rights Act 2003.

The lawyer argued that portraying the child as being demonically possessed and attempting to cast out alleged demons could subject the minor to ridicule and discrimination among her peers. In the suit, Obasi is asking the court to declare that the alleged deliverance ritual carried out by Dikeh amounts to a flagrant violation of the child’s fundamental rights to dignity..

The lawyer further requested the court to order Dikeh to remove the video footage. Ijeomadaisy. See More, Details. .