Femi Falana, SAN, has denied any involvement with crossdresser Bobrisky following accusations made by social media critic Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan.

In a viral video, VeryDarkMan claimed that EFCC officers accepted ₦15 million from Bobrisky to dismiss money laundering charges and alleged that Falana sought a presidential pardon for Bobrisky in exchange for ₦10 million.

During an interview on Channels Television, Falana stated he has never met Bobrisky and clarified that his son, Folarin (Falz), had been approached by Bobrisky for assistance while in prison. Falana emphasized that his son refused to help and did not negotiate on anyone’s behalf.

Falana announced plans to pursue civil action to restore his and his son’s integrity, opting not to file a criminal complaint.

In his words: “ Bobrisky never spoke to me, I have never met him, I don’t know him from Adam. He was alleged to have spoken to my son, Folarin, Falz. My son said this guy was appealing to him for assistance, and called my son, please, can you give me N3m to be placed in a special part of the priosn, we call it VIP section, and my son asked me, are you calling me under the authorization of the superintendent of prisons, he said no, please don’t call me again. I’m unable to assist you to bribe the prison authorities, and please be careful since you are already in jail for an offence, and if you are going to call me next time, you can either do it through the superintendent or write a letter endorsed by the prison authorities, and that was the last.

“Somebody now said that he listened to a tape somewhere and went out to lampoon however defame me. My son has never negotiated fix on behalf of anybody. On the contrary, my three children normally refer people who need assistance to me.

“Now what I am going to do: I have resisted the temptation to file a criminal complaint because I am leading a team of lawyers in west Africa, campaigning for decriminalization of freedom of expression. In this case, we are not going to file a criminal complaint, we won’t be pushed to do that. What we will do is embark on civil proceedings with a view to restoring our integrity, my own name and that of my son.”

VeryDarkMan has since apologized for implicating Falana in his allegations, expressing disbelief at the situation.