SO Herbal Dragged To Court, Slapped With GH¢5 Million Defamation Lawsuit, Details Drop

SO Herbal Dragged To Court, Slapped With GH¢5 Million Defamation Lawsuit, Details Drop

  • Ghanaian herbalist and TikToker, SO Herbal has been dragged to court by a former Member of Parliament
  • The former MP is demanding GH¢5 million compensation for derogatory remarks allegedly made against her by SO Herbal
  • Netizens who saw the video expressed mixed reactions with many claiming that this would serve as a lesson to SO Herbal

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Popular TikToker and CEO of SO Herbal, Sophia Ocansey, has been sued by a former Member of Parliament for Akrpong Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei.

Nana Ama Dokua who previously served as former deputy Minister under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo regime, has dragged the TikToker to court for defamation and is demanding a compensation of GH¢5 million.

SO Herbal, Defamation lawsuit, Ama Dokua, TikTok, Sophia Ocansey
Former MP Ama Dokua drags SO Herbal to court. Image source: Nana Ama Dokua, SO Herbal
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According to a TV3 news report, SO Herbal on various TikTok live sessions made false claims about the former minister, prompting her legal action.

Ama Dokua explained that SO during her two TikTok live sessions called her a thief and also described her as a nonentity, without any trigger. The former MP claims SO by her actions, has tarnished her image and subjected her to public ridicule.

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The famous politician is therefore demanding a huge sum of money and an apology for the unsavoury remarks made against her.

Portions of a writ of summons sighted by YEN.com.gh stated that:

“Defendant during some of these live sessions and videos circulating online, made untrue, false, malicious, vexatious, defamatory and unfounded statements against the plaintiff purposefully geared towards damaging and tarnishing the hard-won reputation of the plaintiff which statements in fact have damaged the reputation of the plaintiff."

Ama further explained that in January and February 2025, SO Herbal in two of her TikTok live sessions, defamed her by broadcasted and published defamatory words.

Watch the video below:

Netizens react to Ama Dokua's lawsuit

Netizens who saw the post about Ama Dokua's lawsuit expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

While some were delighted someone was ready to tackle SO Herbal legally, others were taken aback by the former MP's move.

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@Mav wrote:

"That SO herbal de3 I’m also happy paaa🤣😂she thinks she can use her money to bully d poor..now money meets money."

@Clay Queen wrote:

"You See how people lose their respect on this App 😂😂you said you are a doctor,now their calling you tik toker."

@Legacy Junior wrote:

"S.O her has lost respect papa in the name of Tiktok Eeii ɛyɛ me woa woa koraa ,they insults her everyday tweaa."

@Boss lady ❤️❤️Mina wrote:

"In fact this woman is losing a lot of respect."

@MINA wrote:

"Maame dokua is very 🥺 beautiful 😻 and."

@Maame Birago WROTE:

"Now wonny3 doctor😂😂😂💔woy3 TikToker🤣🤣🤣🤣. Herh ewiase."

@maaMerley Grace wrote:

"Ama Dokua father is rich Papa hmmm TikTok amnihu boi."

@Reggy wrote:

"Maame Dokua should have sue her long time koraaaaaaaaaaaaa."

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh