Months after his alleged abduction, assault and public humiliation in Benin City, Nollywood filmmaker, Don Pedro Obaseki, has filed a case against 11 individuals accused of being responsible for the act.
On 28 December, 2025, Mr Obaseki, a cousin of former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, was dragged from a field where he was assaulted and dragged to the palace of the Oba of Benin.
The attackers labelled him an 'Oghioba' (enemy of the Oba), forcibly dragging him to the Oba's Palace to answer for his attendance at a UK meet and greet, where he was alleged to have denigrated the palace.
Following the unfortunate incident, which generated a lot of furore, especially in film circles, Mr Obaseki announced that he would engage the services of renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN,
