The court presided by Justice C.J Aneke also granted an injunction ordering the seizure and confiscation of all products of the company bearing the images of Mercy Johnson as well as video and sound recordings of the actress used by the company to promote their products on social media platforms and the internet.
While the suit is still pending, Mercy John through her lawyer, Prince I. Nwafuru sought an exparte order restraining the company and its agents or customers from further infringing on her copyright and image rights by continuing to promote their product with her images and audiovisual. “That an Interim Order of Mandatory Injunction is made directing the seizure and confiscation of all the products of the Defendant bearing the images and pictures of the Applicant as well as all video and sound recordings of the Applicant used in advertising, promoting and marketing of the Defendant’s products posted on any social media platforms or internet.