Femi Falana has finally reacted to the allegation of demanding ₦10 million to seek a presidential pardon for Bobrisky The human rights lawyer also confirmed that Bobrisky reached out to his son, Falz, during his trial and commented on the alleged defamation by VeryDarkMan However, Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions to the comment of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria on the controversial issue
Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings about Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, ‘s reaction to the ₦10 million in exchange for a presidential pardon allegation by the popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, as whistle-blowed by social media critic Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan.
In a viral video, VeryDarkMan accused unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) officers of accepting ₦15 million from Bobrisky to dismiss money laundering charges against him and also claimed that Falana sought a presidential pardon for Bobrisky in exchange for ₦10 million.
What Falana says about Bobrisky and VeryDarkMan But Falana, in an interview on Channels TV on Thursday, October 3, labelled the allegation as an “infantile radicalism”, saying many Nigerians don’t understand the legal implications of defamation.
Bobrisky vs VeryDarkMan: Nigerians react to Falana’s comment Some Nigerians took to the video’s comment section, as shared by Channels TV, and expressed mixed reactions to the lawyer’s comment on VeryDarkMan’s allegation. Below are some of their reactions: Mbuyazi wrote: “Powerful people flout the laws of this country, even those meant to be the custodians of it. The law exists to coordinate, moderate, and tame, but sometimes the beasts need to growl.”
