Human rights attorney Femi Falana and his son, musician Falz, issued a 12-hour ultimatum, to which controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, better known by his stage name Bobrisky, has responded.
According to reports, Bobrisky was given a 12-hour ultimatum by Femi Falana and Falz in a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, to take back his defamatory claim against them in an audio that was leaked by well-known social media critic VeryDarkMan.
Bobrisky refused Falana and Falz’s demand for a public apology and retraction, and in a series of posts on his Instagram account on Wednesday night, he denied defaming them in reaction to the ultimatum.
“In reply to the two letters in circulation from the law firm of the Falanas’, I like to state for the record and pending the official reply from my counsel, state for the avoidance of doubt that I, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, aka Bobrisky, did not publish any defamatory statements concerning the learned SAN, Falana and his son Falz.
“And that it is in the public domain pursuant to my solicitor’s letter dated 27th of September 2024 that I have denied any knowledge of what VeryDarkMan published.
“I stand by my express denial and advise whoever has been defamed to hold the publisher of the defamatory content. My fundamental rights to privacy of communications should be respected and protected.”
This comes only days after VeryDarkMan was given a 21-day deadline by the Lagos State High Court to remove offensive videos and remarks that targeted Falana and Falz.
Since VDM released the audio recordings of Bobrisky’s chats while incarcerated in September 2024, the issue has been the subject of intense discussion.
Recalls that on September 24, 2024, VeryDarkMan released a voicemail tape in which Bobrisky described how Falz called him while he was incarcerated in order to assist him in obtaining a presidential pardon through his father.
Among the accusations is a purported N15 million bribe given to EFCC officers in exchange for the dismissal of Bobrisky’s money laundering charges.
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, is also accused of accepting bribes to place Bobrisky in VIP detention rather than a regular prison cell.
In April, the EFCC detained Bobrisky for mutilating Naira and money laundering.
Judge Abimbola Awogboro condemned Bobrisky to six months in prison for Naira mutilation after the Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed the money laundering charges against him.
