Hours after Nigerian activist and critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, was arrested, many have taken to social media to express their displeasure against his detention.
Recall that VDM had earlier come online to lament the illegal deduction from his mother’s GTBank account and said he would be visiting one of their branches in the capital city of Nigeria, Abuja.
VDM then posted yesterday, May 2nd 2025, that he is currently in GTBank to make a complaint.
Hours after this, the activist’s brother came out to declare that VeryDarkMan was missing. He alleged that he was carted away by some gunmen who were yet to be identified.
In a statement released by VDM’s Lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said the arrest was made by men of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission.
Watch a video of Nigerians vowing to deactivate his account:
Another video of netizens deactivating their GTB accounts:
Nigerians React to VDM Arrest
See some of their reactions below:
@NIfylove:
“Imagine some people are happy verydarkman has been arrested. Most of you deserve bad government, honestly. His only crime is to expose those rich, corrupt people, VDM, our youth President. If you have a problem in Nigeria, who will help you? Nigeria or Verydarkmam.”
@Somtodeyforyou:
“It’s so funny that most people want the downfall for VeryDarkMan is really sad, this man helped people especially when people were scammed of their money Man doesn’t deserves this.”
@Luckyflows:
“If you’re a young individual looking for the downfall of VeryDarkMan, then you’re really a sad person, This man has helped and is helping a whole lot of people! What do you really want from him? What has he done against you?
@makanakiiiiii:
“I’m not even a fan of VDM, but if anything happens to VeryDarkMan, @gtbank will be held accountable.”
@emmanwokedi2:
“If by tomorrow or next we don’t hear from Verydarkman, we are going to carry out a protest, and if nothing is done, we will unleash our anger on every GTBank we see in this country.”
@kingjacjoh:
“To detain VeryDarkMan for simply demanding that the right thing be done clearly shows the world whether your allegiance is to injustice or justice. And GT Bank made a grave, self-destructive mistake. THE PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE THE POWER.”
@JustCasper_2:
“I don’t know about you but honestly, people expecting a downfall from VeryDarkMan is disappointing too plus he wasn’t wrong about what he did. Man deserves much accolades.”
@Eric1L:
“I’m destroying my GTbank ATM card today and am withdrawing all my funds from the bank, they conspired with those guys to cramp VeryDark.”
VeryDarkMan’s Lawyer Statement
In the two-page letter, the lawyer explained what took place at the bank.
Read the full statement below:
Preliminary statement on the arrest of Mr Martins Vincent Otse (Aka Verydarkblackman) and Mr Steven Avuara (Aka C-Pack) by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
“Earlier today, May 2, 2025, our attention was drawn to the fact that our clients, Mr. Martins Vincent Otse (AKA Very Dark Black Man) and Mr. Steven Avuara (AKA C-PACK), were arrested by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), immediately after they exited Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Ltd’s premises at Garki, Area 3, Abuja.
“Upon receipt of the information, our Founding Partner, Marvin Omorogbe, Esq, and our Associate, Steven Eze, Esq, promptly proceeded to the EFCC Headquarters, Abuja, where they confirmed that our clients were being detained by officers attached to the Commission’s Special Duty Committee (SDC) Unit 4.”
