₦airaland Forum

Hohaiiiode:
oga ! The guy made a post and say he is sorry if he have hurt your family in any way! By the way it seems he is the soft target for you people to flex your muscle and project your activism posture !
The bobrisky that made the audio call you guys seems to be less focus on him!
Vdm might be crude and sometimes unrefined in his approach , but a lot of Nigerians are with him and he is waking up the consciousness of the masses and sticking his neck way deep into the mess in the system.
More than your father has ever done.
The reason you guys didn’t press charges is because you know what this young man stand for and there are no skeletons in his closet yet!!!

jubrilELsudan:
VERYDARKMAN SHOT HIMSELF NOT ONLY THAT... HE DUG HIS OWN GRAVE AND BURIED HIMSELF

A WHOLE SAN WHO HAS VERY STRONG TIES WITH THE JUDICIARY IS WHOM HE THINKS HE CAN USE THE LAW TO DEFEAT

PRISONERS WHO HAVE MONEY AND CAN INFLUENCE IT DON'T SERVE THEIR TERM IN PRISON..... IT'S NOT A NEW THING....IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF THE NIGERIAN PRISON SYSTEM.....AND ALL OVER THE WORLD.....HOW ELSE DO YOU THINK THE PRISON OFFICIALS OGAS AND THE PREVILEDGED JUNIOR OFFICERS CAN AFFORD A LIFESTYLE NOT IN PAR WITH THEIR SALARY EARNINGS?

VERYDAFTMAN HAS MADE HIMSELF ENEMY NUMBER ONE WITH THE PRISON OFFICIALS CAUSE AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE BREAD THEY HAVE BEEN USING TO SURVIVE FROM THEIR MOUTH

THEY WILL KPAI HIM AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN

Honlucas:
Falz is dumb

When he sang this is Nigeria everybody is a criminal, is that not defamation of we Nigerians?

Also when he sang about Buhari and mammod Yakubu is that not also defamation?

E reach Ur turn u Dy cry foul.

Do unto others what you want them to do you you..

DiamondsAreFore:
No, because it is legally impossible to defame a country. Also, hyperbolic expressions when used in the context of artistic expression is a form of protected free speech.
That's why when Idris Abdulkareem sang:


Nigeria jaga jaga, everything scatter scatter

He was not arrested because he was expressing a hyperbolic thought for dramatic effect within the context of a song. Many other Nigerian artists have done this from the late Fela Kuti to even Burnaboy.

Konquest:
It was absolutely WRONG for Folarin and his father Femi Falana, SAN, to NOT take up criminal defamation action in court against this young man to serve as a lesson to others because they want to be politically correct. This will come back to haunt them as can be seen by responses of some people who still insult them online while referencing that leaked audio recording. The reason why a lot of the younger ones and even some older people criminally defame others online and offline relentlessly is simply because they do NOT know the law. You have absolutely NO freedom anywhere in the world to RUN your mouth while engaging in gross character assassinations. From the United States, to the United Kingdom, France, to Japan, India, Cote d'Ivoire, etc, you defame people and you'll swiftly see the consequences of your leaking mouth!

Globally, online and offline defamation of character is a CRIMINAL offence in any country as long as you've got water-tight evidence. The offender will always pay for his or her stupidity after being brought to justice.

The young man called VDM himself later realized that he was WRONG and that's why he apologized to Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, when he went for the hearing into the case at the National Assembly in the FCT. Femi Falana, SAN, worked with the iconic Chief Gani Fawehinmi Chambers from the get-go and was arrested multiple times and sent him to jail while fighting for the good of Nigeria by the brutal and corrupt military dictatorships in the 1980s and 1990s long before some of these young ones were casting aspersions on him online were born or were still sucking breat milk. He deserves some RESPECT for his national sacrifices as long as he stays on the path of truth while working for the good of the masses. That's all that counts. Period.

Konquest:

It was absolutely WRONG for Folarin and his father Femi Falana, SAN, to NOT take up criminal defamation action in court against this young man to serve as a lesson to others because they want to be politically correct. This will come back to haunt them as can be seen by responses of some people who still insult them online while referencing that leaked audio recording. The reason why a lot of the younger ones and even some older people criminally defame others online and offline relentlessly is simply because they do NOT know the law. You have absolutely NO freedom anywhere in the world to RUN your mouth while engaging in gross character assassinations. From the United States, to the United Kingdom, France, to Japan, India, Cote d'Ivoire, etc, you defame people and you'll swiftly see the consequences of your leaking mouth!

Globally, online and offline defamation of character is a CRIMINAL offence in any country as long as you've got water-tight evidence. The offender will always pay for his or her stupidity after being brought to justice.

The young man called VDM himself later realized that he was WRONG and that's why he apologized to Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, when he went for the hearing into the case at the National Assembly in the FCT. Femi Falana, SAN, worked with the iconic Chief Gani Fawehinmi Chambers from the get-go and was arrested multiple times and sent him to jail while fighting for the good of Nigeria by the brutal and corrupt military dictatorships in the 1980s and 1990s long before some of these young ones were casting aspersions on him online were born or were still sucking breat milk. He deserves some RESPECT for his national sacrifices as long as he stays on the path of truth while working for the good of the masses. That's all that counts. Period.

slimfit1:
Walk away young man, VDM has our support right or wrong.

Corporate2020:
You go follow am go jail if the Falanas carry am to jail? Which support you wan give am?

Honlucas:
U forgot to defend the part he insulted the INEC chairman Yakubu..

He was direct here

slimfit1:
Walk away young man, VDM has our support right or wrong.

Afonjudas:
What of the N500m lawsuit?
Please don't run away

slimfit1:
Walk away young man, VDM has our support right or wrong.

EmperorCaesar:
Theres something called "Diplomacy"...No be everything be Nzogbu Nzogbu

They asked him to apologize the last time and he did...He wouldnt if he wasnt wrong


Try dey calm down...Your choice of moniker sums up everything about you

Omenlon:
it's quite unfortunate to see this level of ignorance amongst our youths. Interesting enough, one of those guys who alleged that Fashola wrote the court of appeal judgement for them, Mr Chike Ibezim is still being remanded in Kuje prison till date, pending the hearing of his bail application suite. More need to be taught such lessons for them to learn, " where you rights stop is where another person's rights begins".

Afonjudas:
Lies
The ekuke lawyer is scared

Bobrisky's arrest has heightened it
That gay will throw everybody under the bus once pressure is mounted

If the Falanas could do anything they would have done it by now.

Afonjudas:
What of the N500m lawsuit?
Please don't run away

slimfit1:
Walk away young man, VDM has our support right or wrong.

EmperorCaesar:
Theres something called "Diplomacy"...No be everything be Nzogbu Nzogbu

They asked him to apologize the last time and he did...He wouldnt if he wasnt wrong


Try dey calm down...Your choice of moniker sums up everything about you

Afonjudas:
Lies
The ekuke lawyer is scared

Bobrisky's arrest has heightened it
That gay will throw everybody under the bus once pressure is mounted

If the Falanas could do anything they would have done it by now.

blackmantis:
100% correct. Some people need examples to learn from.

Mark my words people will continue to say they were guilty that's why they didn't pursue the criminal aspect of defamation.

I may understand with FEMI FALANA SAN but not with FALZ. No one can disrespect my Dad and get away with it.

I remember the case of the gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and Eniola Badmus respective which I first read about here on the NL frontpage in early 2024. These two women got some young people arrested and sued them for cyber bullying and criminal defamation of character. That was VERY commendable of both women IMHO. It was a young female that defamed and cyberbullied Eniola Badmus and when she got charged to court, she started begging and crying. One of the guys who criminally defamed Mercy Chinwo also STARTED begging her and said "he would help to propagate her gospel ministry if he is let off the hook." These people think criminal defamation is a joke.

DiamondsAreFore:
Insult is not defamation. At worst, it can be a kind of cyber bullying, depending on the context in which takes place, but it is not defamatory.

A defamatory statement is a dishonest statement which was created for no other purpose than to tarnish someone's professional reputation or public standing.

For example, if I say something like:

Tinubu is a clueless fool who doesn't know what he's doing

That's an insult but it is not defamatory.

But if I say:

Tinubu is using the Presidential Jet to carry bundles of drugs and to launder millions of dollars

That statement will be regarded as defamatory unless I can prove it is true with very strong evidence.

Neddstark:
Your papa don calm down, you wan fight?
One on one VDM is a smarter guy, he has the fans. Now that the story is dying down, leave matter. If VDM give you war, you go wound o.

Honlucas:
Only you don shoot ursef for leg.

This is the lyrics just incase u never hear am

Yakubu ẹ ma n se bi fraudster
You don’t want to prosper
Come and collect Oscar
Three hundred billion te gba lọwọ ijọba
Kí le fi se ná sir (A ti fi je mossa).

Falz accused him of taking 300bn here.
Also called him a fraudster.

Is this not similar to someone saying Buhari is using the presidential jet to launder drugs and money?

DiamondsAreFore:
Well, it's up to Yakubu to take it up with Falz and sue him. If Yakubu refused to sue Falz then that can only mean one thing.

Nomercie:
Falz should shut the Bleep up and go warm Eba.