The messy fallout from the marriage of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie and his estranged wife, May, has taken a fresh turn as her former lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, publicly sided with Yul, describing May as “controversial” and “polarizing.”
Ugwuonye, in a lengthy social media post, argued that Yul Edochie “deserves a medal” for choosing his second wife, Judy, over May. He accused the popular influencer of fueling online bullying, mismanaging her influence, and dragging legal matters into the court of public opinion.
“If this is the real May, then Yul deserves a medal. She has become so controversial and polarizing. Instead of her products, she is now sharing lawyer letters on Instagram and her fans are rejoicing,” Ugwuonye wrote.
The lawyer, who previously represented May, claimed that “Maynation,” her ardent fan base, is not as powerful as they think. He further alleged that May had refused to stop her followers from bullying him online.
“I only wanted to show May Nation members that they are not as powerful as they thought. Having been on May’s case, I knew that May believed they were powerful and invincible. And truly, many people ran from them. I wanted to show there was one person who is not afraid of them,” he said.
Ugwuonye expressed sadness over May’s recent public actions, including posting legal documents on Instagram instead of focusing on her business.
“She has been driven to the point of sharing lawyer’s letters on her Instagram page. That is something quite profoundly pathetic. Instead of her products, she is sharing letters and her followers are rejoicing. Instead of her case against Yul, she is getting into a case against her legal team. Where do you think that would lead her to?” he asked.
According to him, May could have avoided the controversy with a simple public statement discouraging bullying.
“The only thing that baffles me is why May would need to go through all this when all she needed to do was issue a one-sentence statement on the same page stating that she discouraged bullying, especially bullying of DPA. Even if they didn’t listen to her, it would be on record that she urged them to stop bullying us,” Ugwuonye stated.
He accused May of stubbornness and claimed that she hides behind a façade of silence while “controlling an army” of online trolls.
“How can a person claim to be silent and yet be controlling an army? Has she forgotten that we have been with her for 3 years and understand how she operated?” he asked.
The former lawyer alleged that May was using her influence to destroy her opponents, including him, Yul, and Judy.
“She wanted to prove to us that she could destroy us with trolls. That’s the same strategy she has used in her dispute with Yul and Judy. You made your points and won the fight with Yul long ago: move on and let them move on. But you want to completely destroy them. You no longer want the marriage: so, get your divorce and move on,” he declared.
Ugwuonye further alleged that May’s refusal to rein in her fans had backfired, leading her to lose important legal battles.
“She lost all cases just because she wanted to destroy DPA. A simple message on her wall two months ago admitting that she hired DPA and telling her followers to back off… Instead, she sat and watched as people she knew were trying to wreck us. She even pretended she didn’t know who we were,” he said.
Expressing disappointment, he mocked May’s supporters for labeling him a “disbarred lawyer” after years of working with him.
“You are happy that your followers are calling the lawyer you used for 3 years a disbarred lawyer. Lol. So, you’ve been using a disbarred lawyer and he has been getting you good results for three years. And suddenly he became disbarred lawyer. That was an insult we expected from her enemies. Yet, she instigated her followers to use such insult on us,” Ugwuonye wrote.
Concluding his remarks, the ex-lawyer said May’s behavior left him convinced that Yul Edochie’s decision to move on with Judy was justified.
“I wanted to see how far that would get her. She is so unwise… If this case ends up in court, she will be surprised what she will see. I’ve never seen a client so misguided… I said to myself: if this is the real May, then Yul deserves a medal,” he concluded.
Ugwuonye noted that he would no longer mention May in his posts, except when responding to legal matters she personally made public.
