Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said his chambers is not representing musician Timi Dakolo and his wife Busola. The human rights lawyer noted that he only intervened when the family expressed fear over their petition. Falana clarified his position on the matter this afternoon following conflicting reports that he had taken up the case
Explaining how he came into the matter, Falana told Punch that he was contacted after the Dakolos had written their petition. He said;
“They wrote their petition before contacting us. When they met us, they expressed the fear that their petition might not be investigated.
We intervened by requesting the police authorities to investigate the complaint. The IG has already granted the request. I confirmed the position to you yesterday (Monday).”