A Chief Magistrate’s 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.
The court, in a summons ordered VDM to appear in person on March 13, 2025, to respond to allegations brought against him by Chinwo.
Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna issued the directive following claims that the blogger made damaging statements about the singer on social media.
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 Act 2015.
Aside from the criminal charges, Chinwo has also filed a 1.1 billion Naira defamation lawsuit against the blogger at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Abuja.
9News Nigeria reports that 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.
