‘I Am Ready For Legal Battle’ – VDM Replies Presidency

Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has responded to a legal threat from the Presidency over a viral doctored video allegedly containing fake audio of President Bola Tinubu.

Naija News reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had accused VDM of spreading false content on social media.

Onanuga described the circulation of the audio as an abuse of social media and said VDM should face the law.

Reacting to the viral video, Onanuga wrote that the social media influencer should be held accountable for allegedly circulating fake audio attributed to the President.

“This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform,” Onanuga wrote.

Responding, VDM said he would not defend the allegations.

He said he was ready for any legal action and would even return earlier than planned to face the matter.

“I will not defend the allegations. If I respond, let God punish me. I want to face that law. I will even book a flight to come earlier than I planned. I want to see what you people can do,” he said.

The social media critic said he had a right to speak against the government when he believed it had done wrong.

“If you are pained that VDM is speaking, what option do I have other than to speak?” he asked.

“It is my right to criticise the government when it is doing wrong. We are in a democracy.”