Popular Nigerian influencer VeryDarkMan has been arrested in Abuja on the orders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) after publicly alleging unauthorized debits from his mother’s account

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rominent Nigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja.

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The arrest, confirmed by his legal counsel, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, follows public complaints made by VeryDarkMan regarding alleged unauthorized debits from his mother’s account held at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank).

According to Barrister Adeyanju, VeryDarkMan was apprehended by police officers at Area 3, Abuja.

The arrest is reportedly a consequence of VeryDarkMan’s social media outcry concerning repeated deductions from his mother’s GTBank account, labeled as loan repayments for loans she allegedly never took.

Adeyanju stated, “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.”

Prior to his arrest, VeryDarkMan had taken to his social media platforms to voice his concerns about the multiple unexplained deductions from his mother’s account.

His only offence was speaking out about suspicious and repeated debits from his mother’s GTBank account for loans she never took.” – Barrister Deji Adeyanju, Legal Counsel for VeryDarkMan

In a viral post, he detailed their visit to a GTBank branch in Abuja to seek clarification 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,” VeryDarkMan 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.”

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This incident involving VeryDarkMan follows a similar case reported on April 14, 2025, where Ariyo Ahmed Adewale accused GTBank of orchestrating his arrest after he protested inside a Lagos branch over alleged unauthorized transactions exceeding ₦2 million from his account, linked to the online platform Jumia, which he claims he never used.