Bobrisky Saga: Court Orders VeryDarkMan to Remove Defamatory Posts about Falana, Falz
- VeryDarkMan has been ordered to take down social media posts and videos concerning Femi Falana and his son, Falz
- Justice M. O. Idowu of the Lagos state high court ruled that VeryDarkMan's publications were damaging to their reputations and public image
- This followed VeryDarkMan's voice recording that has gone viral, where Bobrisky alleged that he gave Femi Falana N10 million to secure a presidential pardon
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
The Lagos state high court has ordered controversial social media critic Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to remove defamatory comments and videos concerning lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, aka Falz.
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Justice M. O. Idowu delivered the ruling in on Tuesday, October 15.
According to him, the publications made by VeryDarkMan on his social media accounts on September 24, 2024, linking Bobrisky to Falz and his father were defamatory and injurious to their public image.
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As reported by The Cable, Dawodu stated:
“According to the applicants (Falz and Falana), the defendant (VeryDarkMan) knew these statements (Bobrisky’s claims) were false and untrue but proceeded to publish them to injure their reputation.
“Furthermore, the defamatory statements are still trending on the defendant (VeryDarkMan)’s several online platforms and the injury to their reputation continues as long as the publication remains online.”
The court gave this order a few days after Falana claimed Bobrisky called his son Falz, Nigerian rapper and songwriter, to borrow money and not to seek a presidential pardon in exchange for N10 million.
Read more about Bobrisky and VDM's saga here:
- Femi Falana threatens lawsuit against Banke Oniru over alleged defamation
- VDM replies Falz, dad, denies defaming them
- Bishop speaks on why Bobrisky needed to be protected
Falana alleges death threat
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Falana claimed some people threatened to burn his office and kill his daughter if he went ahead with the lawsuit against Verydarkman.
Falana disclosed this during an interview with SaharaReporters TV.
A short clip of the interview was shared on the X page of SaharaReporters on Monday afternoon.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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