Court Fines VeryDarkMan ₦500m, Orders Retraction Of Defamatory Statement Against Falana, Falz

The Lagos State High Court has ruled against social media critic Martin Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), ordering him to remove defamatory content about prominent lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin Falana.

Justice M. O. Idowu, presiding over the case (suit number ID/8584/GCM/2024), also ordered VeryDarkMan to pay N500 million in damages for libel.

The posts that VeryDarkMan posted on his social media pages on September 24, 2024, relating Bobrisky to Falz and his father, he claimed, were damaging to their reputation and libellous.

Dawodu stated, “According to the applicants (Falz and Falana), the defendant (VeryDarkMan) knew these statements (Bobrisky’s claims) were false and untrue but proceeded to publish them to injure their reputation.

“Furthermore, the defamatory statements are still trending on the defendant (VeryDarkMan)’s several online platforms and the injury to their reputation continues as long as the publication remains online.”

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Posted: at 15-10-2024 08:03 PM (6 months ago) | Addicted Hero

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Posted: at 15-10-2024 08:21 PM (6 months ago) | Gistmaniac