Popular social media influencer, VeryDarkMan, has responded to the lawsuit filed by Folakemi Falana, daughter of human rights lawyer Femi Falana, urging her to proceed with her defamation lawsuit. He stated that he is ‘unbothered.’
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His response came in a video shared on his Instagram page, where he questioned why the Falana family “chose to attack” him instead of collaborating to fight corruption.
VeryDarkMan also asked Folakemi if she expected him to leave out the Falana and Falz names due to personal connections, stating that he remained “unbothered” and ready to face any consequences, including legal action from the Falanas.
“My sister, this thing you just posted now is what should have been posted earlier so that we can all join hands and face the corruption that was revealed. It’s amazing how you people went from corruption and came for me, the person who 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,” he said.
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He also referenced the accusations by embattled cross-dresser Bobrisky, who alleged that he paid N15 million to the EFCC to drop the money laundering case charged against him. He questioned why the Falanas were not more concerned with the information released online by the cross-dresser, rather than coming for him because the name ‘Falana’ was mentioned.
“But instead of us joining 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’s 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?” he said.
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Earlier on Friday, Folakemi Falana announced plans to sue VeryDarkMan for defamation, following an audio recording in which social media personality Bobrisky alleged that Falz and his father helped dismiss money laundering charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
READ ALSO: Bobrisky: Why I will not honour EFCC’s invitation, VeryDarkMan explains
Speaking further, he said, “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.”
He concluded in the video by saying he respects ‘uncle Femi Falana’ and urged him to continue fighting corruption with his office.
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