The absence of Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and his legal representatives, stalled an Ikeja High Court proceeding on Wednesday.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the court was forced to adjourn until April 15 the alleged defamation suit filed against the social media celebrity.
However, VeryDarkMan was sighted around Wuye bridge in the federal capital territory (FCT) frolicking around with some of his fans.
Recall a human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamatory suit against VDM.
Falana filed the suit following an audio recording made by a cross-dresser, Bobrisky, accusing Falana and son of perversion of justice.
Justice Matthias Dawodu adjourned the case due to the absence of VDM and his legal representatives.
His lead counsel, Mr Marvin Omorogbe, had in a letter dated February 18, urged the court to adjourn the case to any date in March or April.
The letter stated that Omorogbe was unavailable due to a domestic emergency.
Counsel to the Falanas, Mr Omotayo Olatunbosun, told the court that the letter was a “time wasting tactic” on the part of the respondents.
At the court’s prompting, 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 April 15 for hearing of the preliminary objection.
Watch video of VeryDarkMan sighted around Wuye bridge in Abuja below:
@chiefoyibo #VeryDarkMan sighted somewhere in the heart of #Abuja #VDM ♬ original sound – D’blaq 🖤