Breaking…VeryDarkMan arrested in Abuja

Popular Nigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has been arrested by the Nigerian police in Abuja, following his public outcry against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank).

The arrest, which occurred on Friday, was confirmed by his legal representative, Barrister Deji Adeyanju. According to Adeyanju, officers of the Nigeria Police Force apprehended VeryDarkMan at Area 3, Abuja, acting on the instructions of GTBank.

The incident stems from VeryDarkMan’s recent online complaints, where he accused GTBank of making unauthorized deductions from his mother’s account, allegedly for loan repayments she never took.

Adeyanju said, “My client, VeryDarkMan, was arrested today in Abuja by the Nigerian police. His only offence was speaking out about suspicious and repeated debits from his mother’s GTBank account for loans she never took.”

Earlier, VeryDarkMan took to his social media platforms to express his concerns about multiple deductions from his mother’s account.

In a post that has since gone viral, he revealed that they visited a GTBank branch in Abuja to demand an explanation and obtain a copy of her bank statement.

“Myself and my mom just arrived at GTBank to get an explanation for the constant debit from her account by GTBank in the name of loan repayments that she never took. In this year alone, see the amount of times she has been debited with different amounts,” he wrote.

“We have requested her bank statements so we know when the debiting started. So far, in this year alone, there have been more than seven debits on loan repayments. GTBank staff are cooperating—hopefully, we’ll know why they keep doing this.”

In a related incident reported by SaharaReporters on April 14, 2025, Ariyo Ahmed Adewale accused Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) of orchestrating his arrest after he staged a protest inside one of its Lagos branches over the alleged disappearance of funds from his account.

Ariyo said he had gone to the GTBank branch in the Kosofe area of Lagos to demand answers after discovering unauthorised transactions exceeding ₦2 million had been carried out on his account. He claimed the transactions were linked to the online shopping platform Jumia — a service he maintains he has never used.

“On Saturday, the 7th of last week, I discovered that N2,000,000 had been debited from my GTBank account without my authorisation,” Ariyo said.

“As soon as I noticed the transaction, I immediately called GTBank customer care to report the incident and request that my account be blocked. Unfortunately, before they could act, the unauthorised transactions had already increased.”

According to him, the bank claimed the transactions were made using his debit card on Jumia, but Ariyo disputed this.

“I have never used Jumia in my life. I didn’t authorise any purchases or payments, and my card was with me the entire time. My phone was also with me nobody else had access to it,” he said.

To clarify things, he visited the GTBank branch in Kosofe to request a detailed account statement.

However, he said his requests were met with resistance.

He said officers from Alapere station asked him to write a formal complaint and advised that his lawyer file a petition concerning the transactions.