Folarin Falana, commonly known as Falz, a popular Nigerian rapper and activist, has stated that he spoke with controversial social media figure Idris Okuneye, generally known as Bobrisky, about legal troubles that Bobrisky faced early this year.<\/p>\n
He further said that Bobrisky urged him for N3 million to acquire a VIP section at the Correctional Centre.<\/p>\n
This clarification came on Wednesday, after Falana’s legal team, Falana & Falana Chambers, sent a letter to Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, requesting that he retract defamatory claims made about Falz.<\/p>\n
According to the letter, the controversial social media post suggested that Falz had conspired with Bobrisky to \u201cpervert the course of justice\u201d by assisting him financially to secure a favourable outcome for his legal troubles.<\/p>\n
Falz’s lawyer, Taiwo E. Olawanle, detailed the events in a letter dated September 26, 2024, noting that while Bobrisky had sought guidance from Falz, Falz flatly refused to provide financial aid, arguing that no payments were required.<\/p>\n
The letter read, \u201cYour publication of September 25, 2024, on your Instagram page captioned \u201cIn everything and everyone that is mentioned here, I will be disappointed if truly FALZ and his father are involved in this whole Bobrisky issue\u2026\u201d has been drawn to our notice wherein you made some defamatory statements against our client.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecifically, 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
The letter added, \u201cOur 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Falana & Falana Chambers ordered that the defamatory claims be retracted immediately and a public apology be delivered across all channels where the accusations were made. The letter stated that failing to comply within 24 hours would result in legal action, including a monetary damages claim for the harm done to Falz’s reputation.<\/p>\n
A viral video posted by VeryDarkMan exposed Bobrisky’s claim that nameless EFCC officers took N15 million from him in exchange for dropping money laundering accusations against him.<\/p>\n
Bobrisky has, however, refuted the bribery charges. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has also ordered an immediate probe into the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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