Court Summons VeryDarkMan Over Defamation Of Gospel Singer, Mercy Chinwo
Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna of a Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has summoned controversial blogger Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over alleged criminal defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.
In the summon dated March 5, 2025, VDM was ordered by the court to appear in person on March 13, 2025, to respond to allegations brought against him by Chinwo.
The singer had accused Verydarkman of making damaging statements about her on social media.
The dispute stems from VDM’s online posts, where he accused Chinwo of misappropriating $345,000 allegedly linked to her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, also known as Eezee Tee.
The singer, however, dismissed the claims as false, providing emails, receipts, and other documents to counter the allegations.
In the criminal complaint filed by her legal team, led by Pelumi Olajengbesi of Law Corridor, Chinwo argued that VDM’s actions violated Sections 391 of the Penal Code and Section 24(1)(B) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015.
Aside from the criminal charges, Chinwo has also filed a N1.1 billion defamation lawsuit against the blogger at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The lawsuit seeks an order compelling VDM to delete all alleged defamatory posts, issue a public apology, and retract his statements.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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