Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Okuneye (also known as Bobrisky) has been given 12 hours to apologize after human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) allegedly demanded 10 million naira to facilitate a presidential pardon. It was done.
The controversy arose after Bobrisky accused Falana and her son Fars of disturbing allegations in an audio recording shared on social media.
Mr. Bobrisky claimed that Mr. Fars offered to obtain a presidential pardon for N10 million through his father, Mr. Femi Falana.
The male Barbie doll also claimed that the rapper promised to secure him special accommodation at the Kirikiri Correctional Center for the sum of N3 million.
However, Mr. Falz’s legal representatives categorically denied the accusation in a letter dated October 14, 2024 titled “Request for retraction and retraction of defamatory statements against Mr. Folarin Falana (also known as Mr. Falz).” He denied it and revealed that Bobrisky had actually been in contact with him. Falz asked for financial assistance but was turned down.
They demanded a full retraction and apology, and the statement should have been published on all platforms where it was disseminated.
The letter reads: “We are the lawyers of Mr. Femi Falana San (hereinafter referred to as “our client”) and we write this letter on his behalf regarding your defamatory statements against him.
“We have confirmed that you used your recent incarceration to extort money from a group of artists and other members of the public. On May 4, 2024, you ) and asked for assistance of 3,000,000 Naira (Three Million Naira) to secure a special place at the Kirikiri Correctional Center.
“Despite Fals refusing your request, he was quoted in the video telling you that his father, our client, promised to write a letter of pardon for you. You also said that our client is speaking to you and that he needs ten million naira (ten million naira) to bribe the official who will process your pardon application.”
Further, “In another video, you claimed that you paid five million naira (five million naira) upfront to a senior lawyer in Nigeria to secure a federal pardon for charges against you for economic and financial crimes. ” Commission (EFCC).
“You also informed him that a senior Nigerian lawyer had initially requested ten million naira (ten million naira) for legal services but was unable to raise the full amount because your account was frozen by the EFCC. He also claimed to have explained.
Falz’s legal team said the cross-dresser had never spoken to his client or instructed him to write a letter of pardon.
They further deny that Mr. Bobrisky paid any part of the N5 million to his client and that his client never informed him that Mr. Bobrisky had filed the pardon on his behalf. did.
“We therefore demand the immediate retraction of the defamatory and derogatory statements and an apology to be prominently broadcast or posted on all platforms that spread the offensive statements without any justification.
“If we do not receive a formal retraction and apology as requested within 12 hours of receipt of this Agreement, we will, in accordance with Client’s instructions, provide compensation, including monetary damages, for your incendiary and defamatory conduct. Please understand that we will seek appropriate legal remedies.” We ask that you, in your own interest, urgently address the salient issues raised here,” they added.
