By Adenike Lawal
Controversial activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has fired back at a court order for his arrest over alleged defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, vowing not to be silenced.
In a video shared on his X account on March 14, 2025, VDM dismissed the judiciary’s authority to suppress his voice, alleging a conspiracy to take him down.
His response follows a bench warrant issued by the Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, over criminal defamation charges linked to Mercy Chinwo.
“The judiciary cannot shut me down,” he declared, accusing influential figures of financing a legal campaign against him.
He also questioned why multiple cases against him were assigned to the same magistrate and criticized the timing of the arrest order while he was outside Nigeria.
VDM further pointed out inconsistencies in court affidavits and slammed the injunction from a Nyanya court restricting him from discussing Chinwo and her associate Eezee Tee.
He insisted that even if arrested upon his return, the move would only expose alleged judicial manipulation.
His remarks fuel ongoing debates about judicial power, free speech, and accountability in Nigeria’s legal system.
