Popular social media activist, Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, has published a 2,000-page bank statement of his NGO.
The statement shows a current balance of ₦240 million, with only ₦39,000 debited as a transfer levy.
In a video shared on his X handle, VeryDarkMan dismissed allegations of financial impropriety on the funds contributed into his NGO’s account by sundry Nigerians, including celebrities.
He causes the entire crisis for himself by announcing that ₦180 million was stolen from the NGO’s account after the organization’s website was hacked.
After days of maintaining this story, he came online on Tuesday December 31, 2024 to say it was all a prank.
He accused Nigerians of being st*pid for believing everything they see on social media. He claimed he came up with the prank.
Many Nigerians expressed disappointment with him over the incident with some alleging that he might have perpetrated some fraud or was planning a fraud and floated the falsehood to test the waters.
However, to demonstrate that he is above board, he visited the bank and obtained a detailed bank statement, confirming the funds remained intact.
He also clarified that the only deduction was the ₦39,000 transfer levy imposed by the federal government.
Netizens have since been reacting to the video.
See some comments:
@TalktoTosin09: “Regardless of his motives, I feel it was unnecessary. He’s gradually losing focus, and if this continues, people might not take him seriously anymore.”
@ndictmedia: “VeryDarKMan likes to show evidence and is cool that way, NGO wont do this for sure.”
@ChukwunyeluOrji: “man tested the waters to see how nigerians will react sor when the real looting occur.”
@GOESolution: “Anytime VDM is serious he uses proof so from that moment he said 180m is missing and 20m was recovered with any proof I knew he was pulling an April 1 prank on us all. The man has integrity and that’s why I pray for him.”
@Donatus_TechDev: “It appears that many individuals find joy in engaging in playful and light-hearted pranks with their family members, particularly the head of the household. This can foster a sense of camaraderie and fun within the family dynamic.”
@idaralite: “This kind of joke is not in good character. People are dependent on you for justice and integrity, so you shd not play games with anything you do. Please don’t play with your trustworthiness. Nigerians depend on you.”
