A Lagos Excessive Court docket sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday, April 15, struck out the defamation swimsuit filed by the Falanas in opposition to web commentator Martins Otse, referred to as VeryDarkMan (VDM).
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana; and his son, Folarin popularly referred to as Falz; had filed the defamation swimsuit in opposition to VDM following the feedback and video he printed on September 24, 2024 on his social media handles and pages.
The Falanas had dragged the defendant earlier than the courtroom in separate fits, claiming N500 million every as damages over a video he posted on his social media platforms alleging that they collected N10 million from Idris Okuneye, a.ok.a Bobrisky, to pervert the reason for justice.
When the case was known as on Tuesday, April 15, Falana, his son, and VDM have been absent in courtroom.
Nonetheless, counsel for the respondent, Niyi Alagbe, holding temporary for Marvin Omorogbe, knowledgeable the courtroom that he had earlier filed an software for keep of continuing earlier than Justice Fimisola Azeez.
Counsel for the Falanas, Omotayo Olatunbosun, in his response, knowledgeable the courtroom that he acquired the stated software on Monday about 4:15 p.m.
Olatunbosun argued that the matter of the day was the preliminary objection, which he stated was ripe for listening to and that the brand new software was meant to lengthen issues.
Olatunbosun urged the decide to proceed with the enterprise of the day.
Justice Matthias Dawodu stated the appliance in query was not within the file and puzzled why he was being troubled with the case when the substantive swimsuit was earlier than one other courtroom.
Dawodu struck out the swimsuit and held that insistence on going forward with the swimsuit could be an educational train because the substantive swimsuit was earlier than one other decide.
“Consequently, this swimsuit is hereby struck out,” he stated.