Prevalent Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly referred to as Falz, has showed that he had touch with debatable social media character, Idris Okuneye, often referred to as Bobrisky, with regards to criminal problems Bobrisky confronted previous this presen.
He additionally stated that Bobrisky begged him for N3m to stock a VIP division on the Correctional Centre.
This rationalization comes on Wednesday nearest Falana’s criminal crew, Falana & Falana Chambers, issued a letter to Martins Vincent Otse, popularly referred to as VeryDarkMan, not easy the retraction of defamatory statements made in opposition to Falz.
In line with the letter, the debatable social media submit urged that Falz had conspired with Bobrisky to “pervert the course of justice” by way of helping him financially to stock a beneficial consequence for his criminal troubles.
Within the letter dated September 26, 2024, Falz’s attorney, Taiwo E. Olawanle, defined the form of occasions, explaining that moment Bobrisky had certainly reached out to Falz for recommendation, Falz firmly uninvited the perception of offering monetary aid, insisting that incorrect bills had been essential.
The letter learn, “Your publication of September 25, 2024, on your Instagram page captioned “In everything and everyone that is mentioned here, I will be disappointed if truly FALZ and his father are involved in this whole Bobrisky issue…” has been attracted to our realize in which you made some defamatory statements in opposition to our shopper.
“To i’m ready the data instantly, our shopper by no means at any level initiated a dialog with Mr Idris Okuneye. Our shopper has documentary proof that Mr. Idris used to be in truth the one that initiated a decision.
“In particular, at the 4th of Would possibly 2024, Mr Idris Okuneye (AKA Bobrisky) contacted our shopper asking for a telephone dialog with him. Our shopper gratuitously obliged, having wisdom of the Naira abuse fees leveled in opposition to him, and truly believing he would possibly require criminal recommendation.
“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 N3,000,000 (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.”
The letter added, “Our shopper, in the similar dialog, steered him that there used to be incorrect want to pay the officers of the Correctional Centre any cash. Alternatively, Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) mentioned that his attorneys had tousled his case by way of asking him to plead in charge to the costs filed in opposition to him. Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) insisted on his request for the cash which our shopper steadily disapproved.
“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.”
Falana & Falana Chambers demanded a direct retraction of the defamatory statements and a people apology to be issued throughout all platforms the place the accusations had been disseminated. The letter warned that failure to conform inside 24 hours would lead to criminal motion, together with a declare for financial damages for the hurt brought about to Falz’s popularity.
A viral video shared by way of VeryDarkMan evident Bobrisky’s allegation that unnamed EFCC officials accrued N15 million from him to shed cash laundering fees.
Bobrisky has, on the other hand, denied the bribery allegations. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, additionally ordered a direct investigation into the topic.