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Tonto Dikeh drags ex-lover to police, Kpokpogri reacts
Popular Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has dragged her boyfriend Prince Kpokpogri Joseph to the police headquarters, accusing him of extortion, blackmail and threat to life.
A petition written by her lawyer and dated 10 September was leaked by news platform QED on Wednesday.
The letter demands police probe of the politician lover for a variety of allegations, including criminal defamation, hacking, cyberstalking, obtaining by false pretences.
The letter read: “Our client has reasons to believe that Kpokpogri Joesph had planted a closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) at private areas of his residence and staged-managed those visits with the aim of blackmailing our client.
“She was surprised when sometime in August the said Joseph started demanding for the sum of five million naira from her and threatened to expose her nude pictures and other such document relating to her if refuses to pay.
“To actualize this demand, the said Kpokpgri started sending messages, documents and files containing sensitive information and materials relating to our clients to her phone while releasing some to the public.
“Our client has been receiving series of threats phone calls which she believes are being orchestrated by the said Kpokpogri.
“On or about the 7th day of September 2021, our client received a phone call from this line 09038727436 which threatened her that if she writes anything against the said Kpokpgri, they will kill her; that they know where her son is schooling and every other detail about her.
“By reason of the above, we urge you to use your good office to cause a detailed investigation into the above facts with a view to bringing Joseph Kpokpgri to book.”
Tonto and Kpokpogri recently parted ways over allegations he was cheating on her.
Meanwhile, in an Instagram live session via his handle on Wednesday, September 15, Kpokpogri stated that he’s currently in his home contrary to rumours of his arrest.
He said in the video: “I was not picked up by anybody, I am at home.”
Watch the video below.