Alleged Defamation, Court Adjourns Falana’s Case Against VDM
An Ikeja High Court adjourned the alleged defamation suit against social media celebrity Martins Otse, also known as VerydarkBlackman (VDM), until April 15.
A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, known as Falz, had filed the defamatory suit against VDM.
Falana filed the suit following an audio recording made by a cross-dresser, Bobrisky, accusing Falana and son of perversion of justice.
Justice Matthias Dawodu adjourned the case due to the absence of VDM and his legal representatives.
His lead counsel, Mr Marvin Omorogbe, had, in a letter dated Feb. 18, urged the court to adjourn the case to any date in March or April.
The letter stated that Omorogbe was unavailable due to a domestic emergency.
Counsel to the Falanas, Mr Omotayo Olatunbosun, told the court that the letter was a “time-wasting tactic” on the part of the respondents.
At the court’s prompting, counsel moved his counter-affidavit, challenging the preliminary objection filed by Verydarkman to the defamation suit.
