Court fines VeryDarkMan N500 million for defaming rapper Falz and his father, Femi Falana.

The Lagos State High Court has ordered social media critic Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to pay ₦500 million in damages to human rights advocate Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, musician Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz.

This is as the court, presided over by Justice M. O. Idowu, ordered him to delete defamatory statements and videos against the Falanas.

The court’s decision followed a series of posts made by Otse on September 24, 2024, in which he linked the Falanas to crossdresser Bobrisky.

Justice Idowu stated that the comments were “defamatory and injurious” to Falana and his son’s public reputations.

According to the applicants, the court noted, “the defendant knew these statements were false and untrue but proceeded to publish them to injure their reputation.”