VeryDarkMan, the controversial activist, has insisted that
he did not defame human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his son Falz.
The social media influencer, born Martins Otse, recently
shared a purported audio conversation wherein the crossdresser Bobrisky alleged
Falana and Falz contacted her while she was serving a six-month sentence for
naira abuse.
In the recording, Bobrisky claimed the Falana family “tried
to get me a presidential pardon in exchange for N10 million”.
However, the crossdresser denied the recording’s
authenticity and threatened to sue VeryDarkMan for alleged defamation.
The Falana family also demanded a retraction and apology,
threatening legal action.
The activist, however, refused to apologise, arguing that he
exposed corruption and did not defame anyone, prompting Falana to proceed with
the legal action.
Matthias Dawodu, the presiding judge, had ordered the
self-proclaimed social media police to delete “defamatory comments and videos” concerning
Falz and Falana from all his social media pages.
The judge also ordered the activist to desist from further
releasing, publishing, or circulating any defamatory videos and comments
against the Falana family.
In response, VeryDarkMan filed two separate motions with the
court, requesting an extension of time to secure permission to appeal the
ruling.
In the motion, based on seven grounds and dated October 18,
VeryDarkMan argued that the court order relied solely on the respondent’s
affidavit. He said refusing his “request would constitute legal injustice”.
On Wednesday, VeryDarkMan took to his Instagram page to
reveal that he has arrived in Lagos with Deji Adeyanju, his lawyer, for the
hearing of the lawsuit filed against him.
VDM disclosed that the hearing of the defamation lawsuit
will begin by 9:00am at the Ikeja high court.
The activist stressed that he won’t apologise to Falana and
Falz over claim of defamation, arguing that he only exposed corruption.
“I just arrived in Lagos for the Femi Falana case against
me, scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) at the Ikeja High Court by 9:00 AM,” he
said in a video.
“I came to Lagos ahead of that. As you all know, they
(Falana and Falz) said I defamed them, but for me, it’s corruption I exposed. I
see things that don’t make sense, like someone going to prison and not serving
their jail term or the EFCC, which is supposed to catch people involved in
corruption, collecting money.
“That’s what I exposed. But sadly, some people (Falana and
Falz) whose names were mentioned said I should have informed them before
posting such things about them.
“They (Falana and Falz) asked me to apologise. I don’t see
anything wrong with what I did, so I’m not apologising to anybody. If someone’s
name is mentioned, they should clear their name.”
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