An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday adjourned until 15 April the alleged defamation suit against Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM).
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, filed the defamatory suit against VDM.
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Mr Falana filed the suit following an audio recording made by a cross-dresser, Bobrisky, accusing Mr Falana and his son of perversion of justice.
Justice Matthias Dawodu adjourned the case due to the absence of VDM and his legal representatives.
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His lead counsel, Marvin Omorogbe, had in a letter dated 18 February, urged the court to adjourn the case to any date in March or April.
The letter stated that Mr Omorogbe was unavailable due to a domestic emergency.
Counsel to the Falanas, Omotayo Olatunbosun, told the court that the letter was a “time-wasting tactic” on the part of the respondents.
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At the court’s prompting, the counsel moved his counter-affidavit, challenging the preliminary objection filed by Verydarkman to the defamation suit.
Following the development, the court adjourned the case until 15 April for a hearing of the preliminary objection.
(NAN)
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