SOCIAL media influencer Martins Vincent Otse (popularly known as VeryDarkMan) has fired back at crossdresser Idris Okuneye (also known as Bobrisky) following the demand of One Billion Naira (N1,000,000,000.00) over an allegation of defamation.
Earlier on Sunday, Bobrisky’s legal team shared a document accusing VeryDarkMan of releasing an artificial intelligence-generated audio recording to damage his reputation. They demanded a retraction and apology within 24 hours as well as the payment of the said sum.
However, reacting to the demand in an Instagram post, VeryDarkMan claimed he obtained the WhatsApp conversation from someone Bobrisky allegedly contacted.
The influencer also questioned Bobrisky’s sudden strength despite previous suicidal thoughts. He also threatened to countersue the crossdresser for N1,000,000,020, humorously intending to make a gain of N20.
VeryDarkMan also warned that the integrity of many will be compromised during the legal battle.
“Bobrisky, did you not say you wanted to ‘kpai’ yourself? Are you not doing it again? Anyway, in this case, they will exchange their credibility for my publicity again as usual. I will suffer them. The integrity of a lot of people will go down. You will hate why you take this case like this. I promise you that. From now, Bobrisky now has the strength to sue me and gave me 24 hours. That means they are working together. I am thinking what I have exposed is bigger than what it is,” he said.
“Did Bobrisky later pay someone N3 million when he did not get it from Falz? I can stand for myself anywhere. Bobrisky has sued me N1 billion but I will caricature it more with N1,000,000,020 billion and N20 gain. I will make all of you stupid in this country.
“WhatsApp calls are encrypted. How many hours did Bobrisky get to talk to Falz for that long? If he had such a long time to talk to the other person I got this recording from, and called other people from prison, how many times did you give him the phone?
Bobrisky’s saga started on Tuesday after VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio recording online wherein Bobrisky claimed to have bribed some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with Fifteen Million Naira (N15,000,000.00) to drop the charge of money laundering against him. The charge was not included in his offence at a Federal High Court
Bobrisky was released from prison on 5 August after he was sentenced to six months on 12 April for abusing the naira.
In the controversial audio shared by VeryDarkMan, the crossdresser claimed his “godfather” alongside Haliru Nababa, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Controller-General, ensured he served the six-month sentence in a private apartment, and not the prison.
Reacting, the self-proclaimed transgender described the viral recording as “fake”. He argued that he did not pay any amount to the officials of the anti-graft agency.
Bobrisky’s denial came after the anti-graft agency invited him and VeryDarkMan over bribery allegations against its officials.
Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC chairman, also ordered an immediate investigation into the allegations.
Bobrisky earlier disclosed he was contemplating suicide.
The federal government also suspended two officials of the NCoS over bribery allegations involving the crossdresser.
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