The Lagos State High Court has ordered social media personality VeryDarkMan to remove all defamatory posts made against renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, popular musician and activist Folarin Falana, also known as Falz.
Justice M. O. Idowu who delivered the ruling on Tuesday also directed VeryDarkMan to pay the sum of N500 million in damages to the Falanas as stated in the pre-action bundle of the judgment.
Justice Idowu while delivering his ruling in suit no: ID/8584/GCM/2024 said the publications made by VeryDarkMan on his social media accounts on September 24, 2024, linking Bobrisky to Falz and his father were defamatory and injurious to their public image.
Dawodu stated, “According to the applicants (Falz and Falana), the defendant (VeryDarkMan) knew these statements (Bobrisky’s claims) were false and untrue but proceeded to publish them to injure their reputation.
“Furthermore, the defamatory statements are still trending on the defendant (VeryDarkMan)’s several online platforms and the injury to their reputation continues as long as the publication remains online.”
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