Social media commentator Martins Ortse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has firmly denied allegations of threatening the life of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over the revocation of a plot of land belonging to the family of the late Colonel Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor.
The controversy arose after a video went viral, claiming that Wike had revoked the property, which had been allocated to the Ogbebor family since 1981.
Subsequently, a WhatsApp broadcast message circulated, accusing VDM of issuing threats against the minister.
In response, VDM categorically distanced himself from the allegations, asserting that his platform is solely dedicated to advocating for justice and amplifying the voices of the oppressed.
Taking to Instagram, VDM clarified: “I did not threaten Nyesom Wike’s life. I am not associated with the WhatsApp broadcast making the rounds.
“I was only appealing to the minister to take a second look at the land documents presented by the sons and families of late Colonel Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor, who was a war veteran and also the first cadet of the NDA code 001. All the land documents and allocations are genuine.
“There is this particular land I posted on WhatsApp regarding the land that Wike revoked. Someone edited my video with a new caption, making it look like I’m the one who did it. Please, I’m not associated with threatening anybody’s life; it’s not in my character or nature.
“What I do with my platform is to speak up for people who are oppressed and seek justice when they are in the right part of the law. I have never threatened anybody’s life before, so imagine that they will now claim I’m threatening Wike. The only thing I did in that video was to plead that he could take a second look at those people’s documents because they are the sole owners of that land.”
VDM’s reaction underscores his commitment to advocacy and clears any misconception about his stance on the matter.