Former Plantashaun Boiz members, Tuface Idibia and Blackface, (Ahmedu Augustine) has finally ended their bitter war.
This is coming after Tuface Idibia agreed to end his legal battle by an out-of-court settlement with Blackface.
It would be recalled that Tuface had in 2018 dragged Blackface to court for defamation of character after several accusations by Blackface that Tuface and his manager, Efe Omorogbe stole his songs; “African Queen” and “Let Somebody Love You”.
Blackface equally accused the duo of blacklisting him in the industry and sabotaging his career.
However, after Blackface ignored a cease and desist request from Mr. Justin Ige, principal at Creative Legal on behalf of Innocent Idibia and Efe Omorogbe, the only legal option was the filing of a defamation suit with a N50m damages claim.
Blackface’s preliminary objection was dismissed by the court in April 2019 by the Honourable Justice Oyefeso and his counterclaim was withdrawn in October. Justice Oyefeso who then proceeded to refer the matter to the Lagos Multi-Door Court for mediation.
The mediation process anchored by Mrs. Ronke Koku resulted in the out-of-court settlement that was finalized on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
Be that as it many, Blackface submitted to apologize to Tuface and to desist from making any such defamatory claims in the future.
His apology reads: “Having consulted with my Solicitors, I do hereby revoke all allegations of intellectual property theft and career sabotage previously made against Mr. Innocent Idibia and Mr. Efe Omorogbe.”
“These statements were erroneously made under misapprehension as to their accuracy, due to prevailing circumstances at the time. I have been advised on the inaccuracy of my previous allegations and retract them entirely.”
“I undertake to refrain from making any such subsequent statements against the persons of Mr. Innocent Idibia and Mr. Efe Omorogbe in future.”
Similarly, Tuface and Efe Omorogbe accepted the apology and agreed not to proceed with the N50million claim in damages against Blackface bringing to an end, their protracted war.