Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said he is resisting the temptation to file a criminal complaint against a blogger, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, who recently released audio accusing him of facilitating pardon for cross-dresser Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisk.
Falana also stated that he does not know Bobrisky from anywhere.
He spoke for the first time after VeryDarkMan released an audio clip of a supposed telephone conversation which Bobrisky had with a yet to be identified fellow.
In the audio, which Bobrisky has since denied, the Cross Dresser had claimed that he (Bobrisky) bribed some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials with N15 million to drop the money laundering charge against him.
He also claimed in the audio that Bobrisky contacted Falana’s son, Folarin (Falz) to use his father’s connection to get a presidential pardon for him, but they demanded N10 million.
The House of Representatives is also probing the matter even as the Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo also inaugurated an independent panel to probe allegations of wrongdoing against officers of the Correctional Service.
Speaking on Channels TV Politics Today monitored by our correspondent, Falana faulted the audio clips released by VeryDarkMan.
He said he would have filed a criminal complaint against him if not for the fact that he is currently championing a campaign for decriminalization of freedom of speech.
Falana said, “Bobrisky never spoke to me. I’ve never met him. I don’t know him from Adam. He was alleged to have spoken to my son, Folarin (Falz).
“Yes my son said this guy was appealing to people for assistance and he called my son, I think on May 4 this year, “Please can you get me N3m to be placed in a special part of the prisons”. We call it the VIP section and my son asked him, “are you calling me under the authorization of the superintendent of prisons? He said look, ‘don’t call me again, I am unable to assist you to bribe the prison authorities and be very careful since you are already in jail for an offence.
●Source: Daily Trust