BBNaija Neo Issues Retraction Letter, Following Rape Accusation
Big Brother Naija star, Neo Akpofure, has reacted to the viral rape accusation made against him on the popular microblogging platform, X formerly known as Twitter.
Recall that amid the trending rape issue involving Tiktoker, Mirabel on X, another X user accused Neo of raping her in UNICAl, sharing some details about their relationship, and urging him to deny it.
"@NeoAkpofure is also a rapist. he raped me in UNICAL, he should come out and deny it. We were casual sex buddies with the clause that he wasn't in a relationship. I found out he was and went to his apartment to confront him. So he raped me.
Neo come and say you didn't do it." Reacting to the viral claim, Neo, in a post on his X handle, shared the letter of demand for retraction and public apology for the defamatory publication against him, through his legal representatives.
The letter addressed the tweet which accused their representative of being a rapist, analysing how both parties were casual buddies, according to the content of the tweet.
Describing the allegation as false, malicious, and defamatory, it pointed out that it put Neo in the bad light, thereby tainting his public image and reputation.
Issuing a legal warning, they made crucial requests including, stating that, "Accordingly, we hereby make the following demands, which you must comply with within Forty-eight (48) Hours of receipt of this letter; Immediate deletion of the defamatory publication from X.com and any other platform where it may have been shared or reposted; a clear, unequivocal public retraction, stating that the allegations you made against our Client were false; public apology, to be posted on your X.com profile, acknowledging that your previous statement was untrue, misleading, and injurious, and a written undertaking that you will refrain from making any further defamatory statements about our Client, whether directly or indirectly."
Laying emphasis on the requests, it was stated that legal proceedings would be fully taken against her to the latter.
The full statement read: "Madam, RE: DEMAND FOR RETRACTION AND PUBLIC APOLOGY FOR THE DEFAMATORY PUBLICATION AGAINST OUR CLIENT, MR. NEO AKPOFURE.
We are solicitors to MR. NEO AKPOFURE ("our Client"), on whose succinct and unequivocal instructions, we write this letter to you in respect of the above subject matter.
It has come to our Client's attention that on your X.com account, operating under the handle "the violently wicked (@notralia)," you published the following defamatory content on 17/2/2026 at 6:34pm:
"@NeoAkpofure is also a rapist. he raped me in UNICAL, he should come out and deny it. We were casual sex buddies with the clause that he wasn't in a relationship. I found out he was and went to his apartment to confront him. So he raped me.
Neo come and say you didn't do it" It is clear from the above content that you admitted that you and our Client were engaged in a casual, consensual sexual relationship ("casual sex buddies"). Notwithstanding this admission, you falsely accused our Client of rape—an extremely grave criminal offence.
Your allegation is entirely false, malicious and defamatory to say the least. It portrays our Client as a sexual offender and a criminal, thereby subjecting him to public odium, reputational injury, emotional distress, and severe personal and professional damage.
Your publication, made on a global social media platform operated by X.com, constitutes actionable libel under Nigerian law. It also exposes you to significant civil liability and potential criminal sanctions.
Accordingly, we hereby make the following demands, which you must comply with within Forty-eight (48) Hours of receipt of this letter:
Immediate deletion of the defamatory publication from X.com and any other platform where it may have been shared or reposted.
A clear, unequivocal public retraction, stating that the allegations you made against our Client were false.
A public apology, to be posted on your X.com profile, acknowledging that your previous statement was untrue, misleading, and injurious.
A written undertaking that you will refrain from making any further defamatory statements about our Client, whether directly or indirectly.
TAKE NOTICE that should you fail, refuse, or neglect to comply with these demands within the stipulated time, we have our Client's firm and irrevocable instructions to initiate all appropriate legal proceedings against you without further notice. These proceedings will include but not limited to a civil action for defamation and pursuit of all other applicable remedies under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We strongly advise that you treat this matter with the utmost seriousness.
Thanks. Yours faithfully, For: E.L. AKPOFURE, SAN & CO. (Signed) CHIEF VICTOR O. IDIAPHO 08036986222."