A high court in Ikeja dismissed Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, and his son Falz’s defamation complaint against VeryDarkMan (VDM).
VDM posted a reported audio chat in which crossdresser Bobrisky claimed Falana and Falz contacted her while she was doing a six-month term for naira abuse.
However, the crossdresser rejected the recording’s legitimacy, threatening to sue VeryDarkMan for slander. The Falana family sought a retraction and an apology, fearing legal action.
The activist, however, refused to apologise, arguing that he exposed corruption and did not defame anyone, prompting Falana to proceed with the legal action.
NAN reports that Matthias Dawodu, the presiding judge, struck out the case, adding that it was redundant since the main suit is already before another court.
Niyi Alagbe, VDM’s representative, told the court he had filed an application to stop the case before Fimisola Azeez, another judge.
However, Omotayo Olatunbosun, Falanas’ counsel, argued that he received the application late on Monday and claimed it was a move to delay the case.
He urged the court to proceed with the preliminary objection, which was already set for hearing.
The judge also said the application was not in his file and questioned why he was handling the case when the main suit was already before another court.
The Falanas and VDM were, however, absent during the court session.