Six months after the Federal Capital Territory High Court adjourned the lawsuit between social media influencer Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse and Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, a new hearing date has been set. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Fufeyin, founder of Delta State-based church, the Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministries, filed a N1 billion lawsuit against ‘VeryDarkMan’ for publicly questioning the authenticity of his faith-based products. No substantial updates have been provided since Justice Nwosu Iheme, who initially presided over the case, adjourned it to 6 September 2024 for a hearing.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that Mr Fufeyin settled out of court with the social media influencer. However, Mr Fufeyin’s counsel, Ihensekhien Samuel, dismissed this claim as untrue during an interview with this newspaper on Wednesday. While explaining the delay in proceedings, Mr Ihensekhien revealed that the Chief Justice of the FCT High Court, Abuja, reassigned the case to another judge at the FCT High Court in Nyanya.
He further disclosed that Justice A.Y. Shafa, who now presides over the reassigned case, has scheduled a new hearing date.
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