• Denies Demanding N10m

• Safiu Kehinde

Son of human rights law and singer, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz has demanded a retraction of claims that he demanded for a sum of N10m to facilitate the pardon of cross-dresser Idris Okuneye popularly called Bobrisky.

In a letter by the chamber of Falana and Falana, which was signed by Taiwo Olawanle Falana is demanding for retraction over the many claims in his post on social media where he played an audio of Bobrisy in a conversation with another person.

In the said audio, Bobrisky had revealed how he was made to part with N15m for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop charges of money laundering against him.

However, Falz denied the N10 million demand claim while noting that Bobrisky was the one who initiated the call.

As narrated in the letter, Bobrisky had requested for N3 million from Falz, informing him about intention to pay for a VIP space in prison.

Falz had reportedly adviced Bobrisky against making the payment.

“To 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.

“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 charges leveled against him, and genuinely believing he might require legal advice.

“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 N3,000,00 (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.

“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) 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.” The letter read.

However, the chamber condemned VeryDarkMan’s allegations against Falz among which include involvement in homosexual affairs.

They charged VeryDarkMan to retract the allegations they labelled as derogatory and misleading.

The chamber also demanded for public apology from VeryDarkMan.

“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.

“The direct meaning, imputation, purport and/or innuendo of the false, misleading and defamatory statement is that:

“Our client, Mr Folarin Falana (Aka Falz) connived with Bobrisky to pervert the cause of justice and he is complicit in the upturning of justice for financial gains.

“Our client is participating in a device that constitutes subterfuge and lacks integrity, in concert with others with whom you also characterize as corrupt.

“Our client’s posturing as a human rights activist is deceitful and false.

The entire publication was a vicious, wicked and reckless ploy to impugn the reputation of our client and lower him in the estimation of right-thinking members of the public.

“We, therefore, demand an immediate retraction of the offensive and derogatory publication as well as an apology prominently published on all the platforms to which you have disseminated it without any justification whatsoever.” The letter read further.