Folakemi Falana, the sister of rapper Falz, says they will take activist VeryDarkMan to court for alleged defamation.
Folakemi is a lawyer and the daughter of Femi Falana, the
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer.
On Tuesday, VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio
conversation wherein Bobrisky, the social media celebrity, claimed that Falana
and Falz helped drop the money laundering charges against her by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In the recording, Bobrisky alleged that she spoke with Falz
in prison and that the rapper and his dad “tried to get me a presidential
pardon in exchange for N10,000,000″.
Responding to the allegation on Wednesday, Falana described
it as a “vicious and reckless” attempt to “impugn my reputation”.
The SAN also issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Abuja-based
activist to retract his statement or face legal action.
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Falz also demanded a retraction from VeryDarkMan.
In his reaction, VeryDarkMan, through Deji Adeyanju, his
legal representative, denied putting out a defamatory statement against the
human rights lawyer.
The activist clarified that releasing the voice recordings
was to prompt a thorough investigation into Bobrisky’s allegations, not to
defame Falana.
VeryDarkMan, however, did not apologise or retract the
statement as requested, arguing that nobody was defamed.
In an Instagram post shared in the early hours of Friday,
Folakemi clarified that Falana never met or communicated with Bobrisky.
She said Bobrisky reached out to Falz for financial
assistance to stay in the VIP section of prison without discussing a
presidential pardon.
The lawyer also disclosed that the Falanas do not need
Bobrisky’s money. She attached evidence showing her family’s history of
pro-bono work and securing presidential pardons.
Folakemi said she was shocked some Nigerians would believe
VeryDarkMan’s “ridiculous” allegations, including claims of Falz having an
affair with Bobrisky.
“My parents and our firm, Falana and Falana, have been
applying for presidential pardons for Nigerians absolutely FREE way before a
lot of you were born or you could talk. Slide 1 is from 2016 and Slide 2 is
from 2022,” she said.
“It’s crazy that some Nigerians act like they can’t read or
think for themselves. It’s unfortunate.
“It’s even crazier that all it takes is for a ridiculous
character like VDM to accuse my dad and Falz of bribery, corruption and
perversion of Justice and you suddenly forget who they are and what they stand
for.
“For him to have the audacity to go as far as even accusing
Falz of being homosexual and having an affair with Bobrisky is wild. The fact
that some of you believe it, is what is blowing my mind.”
Folakemi added: “Seeing as you have refused to do the
needful, @verydarkblackman see you in court”.
VERYDARKMAN REPLIES FOLAKEMI
In his response, the activist wondered why the Falana family
“chose to attack” him instead of joining forces to combat corruption.
VeryDarkMan also asked Folakemi if she expected him to
exclude Falana and Falz’s names due to personal relationships.
He said he remains “unbothered” and is prepared for any
consequences, including legal action from the Falanas.
Speaking occasionally in pidgin English, he also emphasized
his focus on exposing corruption and not targeting individuals.
“My sister, this thing you just posted now, is what would
have been posted earlier so that we can all join hands and face the corruption
that was revealed,” he said in a video shared on Instagram.
“It’s amazing how you people went from corruption and you
people went for me that exposed the corruption. It’s just crazy. A recording
that exposed a lot of atrocities that might have been going on for a long time
that we just discovered.
“Imagine Bobrisky on a call saying that he paid N15 million
to EFCC to drop the money laundering charge. That should be disturbing to all
Nigerians, for crying out loud.
“Imagine Bobrisky said that, instead of taking him to
prison, one godfather called that they should give him an apartment outside the
prison. That is disturbing and worrisome. To think that some people that we
thought were persecuted, are outside chilling. Do you people even understand
the problem inside that thing that was released?
“But instead of us to join hands to fight against this
corruption, against this agency that partook in this corruption, everybody is
coming—you are coming for me because you said your father’s name was mentioned.
“Was your father’s name not in the recording? Na me chook
Femi Falana’s name for the recording? Na me chook Falz name for the recording?
“The only thing I said: If their name, if this turns out to
be true, I will not have any more respect for them, you understand. IF… and I
even went on to say that I refuse to believe — I refuse to believe. Wetin I
talk wey dey there? Next thing, Falz go drop letter say if I no retract…
retract what? Na me put your name there? What did I say there?
“Now you dey say you wan take me go court, there is no
problem. There is no problem, highest—give or take, if e too bad— you lock me
up for six months. If e too bad sef, you lock me up for one year.
“… tomorrow now you’ll come and say you dey fight for human
rights. But, I don’t care. If eventually, if at the end of the day una throw me
enter cell, there’s no problem. I swear to God I am not bothered.
“I respect Uncle Femi Falana and I still respect him. What
you people would have done was to remove his name from it. But you people did
not even address Bobrisky, you did not say anything about Bobrisky. Bobrisky,
at the end of the day, you people actually got on a call together.”
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