GH¢5m Defamation: Martha Ankomah rejects LilWin’s public apology, case adjourned to February 25

Actress Martha Ankomah is said to have rejected Kumawood actor Kwadwo Nkansah, also known as LilWin’s public apology in the GH¢5 million defamation case before the High Court.

Information gathered by EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, indicates that the actress deemed the said apology as one that lacks the elements of proper retraction and apology.

In light of this, a new public apology that is deemed acceptable is more likely to be expected as the parties continue to hold discussions to settle the matter out of court.

Meanwhile, the High Court in Accra has adjourned the case to February 25, 2025, for the parties to announce the terms of settlement.

The case on Friday, December 13, 2024, was held on camera and lasted for nearly 3 hours with both parties and their lawyers streamlining how to settle the matter amicably.

Both Martha Ankomah, the plaintiff, and LilWin, the defendant, were present in court together with their respective lawyers.

On February 14, this year, actress Martha Ankomah initiated a defamation action against popular Kumawood actor Kwadwo Nkansah over alleged disparaging comments about her.

Nkansah, popularly known as LilWin, was heard in a viral video allegedly insulting the actress for comments she is alleged to have made.

But an incensed LilWin in the video was heard downplaying Martha’s prominence in the film industry.

In a suit filed at the High Court in Accra on February 14, Martha Ankomah is demanding damages, among others, in the sum of GH¢5 million.

Ankomah, the plaintiff in the action, is also seeking an apology and a retraction of the said defamatory words with the same prominence.

“Damages in the sum of GH¢5 million for the defamatory statements made by the defendant. Compensatory damages for the damage done to the reputation of the plaintiff.

“Aggravated damages for the reckless and malicious publication of the defamatory words. An order directing the defendant to publish an apology and a retraction of the said defamatory words with the same prominence,” the plaintiff seeks from the court.

LilWin and his lawyers have since entered an appearance while the parties are considering an out-court settlement.