Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has been taken to court over an alleged non secular “deliverance” utilized on a schoolgirl, with a human rights attorney searching for ₦200 million in damages for alleged violation of the youngster’s rights.

The lawsuit was once filed on the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by human rights attorney Ikechukwu Obasi on behalf of a minor stated to be a Junior Secondary Faculty 1 student in Durumi II, Abuja.

Per court paperwork, the case stems from a viral video posted on social media on March 6, 2026, which allegedly showed the actress carrying out what the attorney described as a non secular exorcism on the schoolgirl.

In the affidavit associated to the swimsuit, the attorney stated:

“On sixth March, 2026, I stumbled upon a viral photos and photographs on the expert Fb web page of the Respondent, Tonto Dikeh, a Nollywood actress showing the Respondent carrying out a vicious non secular exorcism on a female college youngster wherein the youngster was once laid on bare flooring whereas being pressed in opposition to the stony flooring.”

The swimsuit alleges that the incident violated the youngster’s classic rights to dignity and privateness, arguing that the act exposed the minor to public humiliation, stigma and psychological trauma.

Obasi is asking the court to characterize that the alleged ritual constituted degrading medications and to mutter the actress to rob away the video and photos from social media platforms.

The attorney is additionally searching for ₦200 million in damages, a public apology in nationwide newspapers, and a court mutter restraining the actress from conducting identical non secular rituals appealing kids.

As of the time of filing this fable, the court has now not fixed a date for hearing the case.