The Lagos High Court has rescheduled the hearing of a defamation suit against social media influencer Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to January 23, 2025. Human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his son, musician and lawyer Folarin Falana (Falz), filed the suit, alleging that VDM falsely claimed they received a bribe from socialite Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) to obstruct justice.
On October 14, Justice Matthias Dawodu granted an interim injunction ordering VDM to remove the alleged defamatory video, which he posted in September, and to refrain from making further defamatory comments about the Falanas. The court adjourned Thursday’s hearing because some filed applications were missing from the records.
The Falanas are seeking N500 million each in damages, arguing that VDM knowingly published unverified statements that damaged their reputations.