Says Bobrisky demanded N3 million to pay NCoS official to allow him stay in the VIP section
Emmanuel Thomas I Thursday, September 26, 2024
LAGOS – Popular Nigerian musician and son of Femi Falana SAN, Mr. Folarin Falana better known as Falz has demanded for a retraction of offensive publication made by Martins Vincent Otse clandestinely known as verydarkblackman on the social media imputing and alleging that the musician connived with Nigerian crossdresser and social media personality, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye to pervert justice.
Falz is also infuriate that Martins Vincent Otse made a careless statement containing multiple allegations including insinuation that he is involved in a homosexual affair and intended to get a presidential pardon for, Mr Idris Okuneye.
In a letter directed to Martins Vincent Otse, Falana’s lawyer Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq. alluded to the publication on Otse’s Instagram page captioned “In everything and everyone that is mentioned here, I will be disappointed if truly FALZ and his father are involved in this whole Bobrisky issue…” noting that the direct meaning, imputation, purport and/or innuendo of the false, misleading and defamatory statement is that:
- Our client, Mr Folarin Falana (Aka Falz) connived with Bobrisky to pervert the cause of justice and he is complicit in the upturning of justice for financial gains.
- Our client is participating in a device that constitutes subterfuge and lacks integrity, in concert with others with whom you also characterize as corrupt
- Our client’s posturing as a human rights activist is deceitful and false
Falz’s lawyer averred that the entire publication was a vicious, wicked and reckless ploy to impugn the reputation of our client and lower him in the estimation of right-thinking members of the public.
“We, therefore, demand an immediate retraction of the offensive and derogatory publication as well as an apology prominently published on all the platforms to which you have disseminated it without any justification whatsoever”, the lawyer said.
Falz’ lawyer went ahead to make the following clarification:
“To set the records straight, our client never at any point initiated a conversation with Mr Idris Okuneye. Our client has documentary evidence that Mr. Idris was in fact the one who initiated a call.
“Specifically, on the 4th of May 2024, Mr Idris Okuneye (AKA Bobrisky) contacted our client requesting a phone conversation with him. Our client gratuitously obliged, having knowledge of the Naira abuse charges leveled against him, and genuinely believing he might require legal advice.
“Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) called shortly after but instead of soliciting legal advice, stated that he was in distress and needed financial assistance of about N3,000,000 (Three million Naira) which he claimed he needed to pay some officials to be permitted to stay in the VIP section of the Correctional Centre.
“Our client, in the same conversation, advised him that there was no need to pay the officials of the Correctional Centre any money. However, Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) stated that his lawyers had messed up his case by asking him to plead guilty to the charges filed against him. Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) insisted on his request for the money which our client continuously disapproved.
“Without contacting our client, you went ahead to publish a careless statement containing multiple allegations including an insinuation that our client is involved in a homosexual affair and intended to get a presidential pardon for, Mr Idris Okuneye”, he said.
