Nigerian rapper and activist Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has opened up about his ongoing legal dispute with social media activist Martin Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).

The controversy began when VeryDarkMan posted an audio recording on Instagram in which crossdresser Bobrisky allegedly claimed that Falz and his father, renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, offered him a presidential pardon in exchange for N10 million following his conviction over naira abuse. Bobrisky has since denied the recording, calling it “fake” and threatening to sue VeryDarkMan for defamation.

In response, Falz and his father demanded a public apology and retraction of the defamatory statements from VDM. An Ikeja High Court subsequently ordered VeryDarkMan to stop spreading any defamatory content about the rapper and his father.

Speaking on the Afrobeats podcast, Falz revealed he tried to reason with VeryDarkMan, who he said was unyielding and challenged him to go to court. “This guy was instantly defensive from the beginning; I’m like ‘bro, try and listen’,” Falz explained. “What are you instantly fighting about? And he said to me, without mincing words, ‘shebi you’re a lawyer; go to court.'”

Falz called the defamatory claims “horrible” and noted VeryDarkMan has no evidence to support his allegations. He questioned if the activist’s actions were a calculated attempt to gain “heroic status” through the court battle.

“I’ll have you know that there’s a criminal angle to defamation, and I chose not to go that way. He could have very well been arrested,” Falz stated. “What you’ve posted is a load of bollocks, absolutely false, and I need you to take it down and offer an apology within a certain amount of time and what did he do? Nothing.”

The rapper expressed frustration at how his father’s reputation was being dragged into the controversy. “He trampled on every single thing my father stood for, sticking out his neck for the oppressed,” Falz said.

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