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Court Adkourn VDM, FALZ Falans Case to Jan 23
Justice Mathias Dawodu of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has set January 23, 2025, for hearing preliminary objections in the defamation suit filed by human rights lawyer Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his artist son, Folarin Falana, known as Falz, against social media activist, Vincent Otse (a.k.a. Very Dark Man, VDM).
The Falanas initiated the lawsuit over alleged defamatory online content posted by Otse. Although the case was initially scheduled for a hearing yesterday, some court documents were missing from the file.
Otse, who arrived in court clad in traditional Edo attire, was accompanied by cheering supporters. The court had earlier, on October 14, 2024, ordered him to take down the contentious video he posted on September 24, 2024, targeting Falana and his son.
At the resumed proceedings, the claimant’s counsel, Mr Muiz Banire (SAN), informed the court that the originating process had been served on Otse’s counsel, Mr Deji Adeyanju, since October 30, 2024. However, Justice Dawodu noted that the process was not in the court’s file, prompting Banire to request an adjournment to address administrative issues.
VDM’s lawyer, Mr Marvin Omorogbe, argued that there was no valid writ of summons before the court and raised concerns about the duplication of suit numbers. Following Omorogbe’s submission, Justice Dawodu struck out a pending motion and adjourned the case for hearing on January 23, 2025
