Falz and dad, Femi Falana in a cease-and-desist letter dated October 14, noted that Bobrisky’s allegations was damaging to their reputation
By Kehinde Okeowo
Prominent lawyer, Femi Falana and his son, Folarin, better known as Falz, have given controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky a 12-hour ultimatum to retract his defamatory claim against them.
Bobrisky had in a leaked audio message released by popular social media critic and influencer, VeryDarkMan claimed that Falana and Falz offered to help him secure a presidential pardon for N10 million.
Reacting to the allegation via a cease-and-desist letter dated October 14, 2024, and signed by Taiwo E. Olawanle and Olorunfemi Akinyemi of Falana and Falana’s Chamber, Falz and his father denied the claim.
They went on to say Bobrisky’s allegations was damaging to their reputation.
The lawyers, thereafter, demanded a retraction and a public apology from Bobrisky.
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The letter read, “We are Counsel to Mr. Femi Falana SAN and Mr. Folarin Falana aka Falz (hereinafter referred to as ‘our clients’), on whose behalf we write this letter regarding your slanderous statements against them.
“We have confirmed that you took advantage of your recent imprisonment to extort money from a group of artistes and other members of the public.
“In fact, you have published a list of individuals who believed your fabricated story and contributed millions of naira, supposedly to pay our client to write a letter of pardon and bribe public officers on your behalf.
“Your decision to involve our client in your criminal activities was purely a figment of your imagination. You never instructed our client to write a letter of pardon for you, contrary to your baseless claims.
“It is clear that you made these defamatory statements recklessly, knowing full well that you didn’t call our client to request letter of pardon. Our client NEVER spoken to you regarding any other matter.
“We, therefore, demand an immediate retraction of your defamatory statements, along with a prominently aired or published apology on all platforms where the false statements have been shared.
“If we do not receive your formal retraction and apology within 12 hours of your receipt of this letter, we will proceed to pursue legal remedies, including monetary damages, for your malicious defamatory statements.”