Folarin Falana, better known by his stage name Falz, is a well-known Nigerian rapper and activist. He has spoken out about how a controversial social media figure named Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, approached him and asked him three million Nigerian naira in order to get a VIP section at the Correctional Centre.
During the course of confirming his correspondence with Bobrisky, Falz provided the story in a letter. The letter was in reference to the legal issues that the social media star found herself facing early this year.
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The letter, which was dated September 26, 2024 and was sent by Falz’s legal team, Falana & Falana’s Chambers, demanded that Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, retract the defamatory charges that were made against him.
It brought to light claims that suggested Falz and Bobrisky had plotted to “pervert the course of justice” by offering financial aid in exchange for a favorable court outcome.
While Bobrisky did reach out to Falz for counsel, Falz emphatically refused any concept of offering financial assistance, according to Taiwo E. Olawanle, who is Falz’s attorney.
In the letter, it was urged that the defamatory words be retracted immediately and that a public apology be delivered across all channels.
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Falana & Falana Chambers issued a warning that failing to comply within twenty-four hours would result in legal action, which would include a demand for monetary damages for the damage that they believed had been done to Falz’s reputation.
The letter, which read, “Your publication of September 25, 2024, on your 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…’ has been brought to our attention, in which you made some statements that are considered to be defamatory against our client.”
To clear the air, our client never once approached Mr. Idris Okuneye with the intention of starting a conversation with him. Our client has solid 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 claims filed against him, and truly thought he might seek legal guidance.
“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.”
The letter said, “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) alleged that his lawyers had botched up his case by asking him to plead guilty to the allegations made against him. Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) pressed on his request for the money which our customer repeatedly disapproved.
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“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.”