A Lagos State High Court has ordered social media activist Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to expunge defamatory comments and videos concerning lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin (Falz).
Justice M. O. Dawodu gave the order on Monday while ruling in suit no: ID/8584/GCM/2024.
The judge additionally, the court has imposed a N500 million fine for libel.
He said the publications made by VeryDarkMan on his social media accounts on September 24, 2024, linking Bobrisky to Falz and his father were defamatory and injurious to their public image.
“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,” Dawodu said.
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