Bobrisky was begging for N3 million to get VIP treatment inside Prison– Falz makes revelations
Bobrisky was begging for N3 million to get VIP treatment inside Prison– Falz makes revelations
Nigerian rapper and activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has denied allegations that he provided financial support to social media personality Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, to secure preferential treatment at a correctional facility.
The claim, made by Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, suggested Falz helped Bobrisky with N3 million to secure a VIP section.
In a letter dated September 26, 2024, issued by Falz’s legal team, Falana & Falana’s Chambers, the rapper confirmed that Bobrisky reached out to him for advice amid his legal troubles earlier this year but denied offering any financial assistance.
The letter also demanded an immediate retraction and public apology from Otse over the defamatory statements, which accused Falz of conspiring to “pervert the course of justice.”
Falz’s lawyer, Taiwo E. Olawanle, stated that while communication between Falz and Bobrisky occurred, the rapper rejected any request for financial help.
The legal notice warned that failure to issue a public apology within 24 hours would result in legal action, including claims for monetary damages to address the harm caused to Falz’s reputation.
The letter reads: “Your publication of September 25, 2024, on your Instagram page captioned ‘In everything and everyone that is mentioned here, I will be disappointed if truly FALZ and his father are involved in this whole Bobrisky issue…’ has been drawn to our notice wherein you made some defamatory statements against our client.
“To set the records straight, our client never at any point initiated a conversation with Mr Idris Okuneye. Our client has documentary evidence that Mr. Idris was in fact the one who initiated a call.
“Specifically, on the 4th of May 2024, Mr Idris Okuneye (AKA Bobrisky) contacted our client requesting a phone conversation with him. Our client gratuitously obliged, having knowledge of the Naira abuse charges leveled against him, and genuinely believing he might require legal advice.
“Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) called shortly after but instead of soliciting legal advice, stated that he was in distress and needed financial assistance of about N3,000,000 (Three million Naira) which he claimed he needed to pay some officials to be permitted to stay in the VIP section of the Correctional Centre.
“Our client, in the same conversation, advised him that there was no need to pay the officials of the Correctional Centre any money. However, Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) stated that his lawyers had messed up his case by asking him to plead guilty to the charges filed against him. Mr Idris Okuneye (Aka Bobrisky) insisted on his request for the money which our client continuously disapproved.
“Without contacting our client, you went ahead to publish a careless statement containing multiple allegations including an insinuation that our client is involved in a homosexual affair and intended to get a presidential pardon for Mr Idris Okuneye.”
