CITIZENS COMPASS—Popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse popularly known as
VeryDarkMan(VDM), has returned online after two days’ absence.
Recall that his brother, Mark Otse, raised alarm on Sunday calling on Nigerians to pray for the social media influencer and critic.
The sudden absence of VDM had stirred controversies among many of his fans.
Mark, speaking in a video shared on Instagram on Sunday morning, asked Nigerians to remember his brother in prayers during their church services. He said, “Good morning everyone, I am not here to say much. All I want you to do is to pray for VeryDarkMan. He has not posted for two days now. You all have been asking questions like ‘where is VeryDarkMan?’ The truth is I don’t know how to say this right now. This is so difficult for real.”
However, the critic finally broke his silence and explained the reason behind his brief absence. According to him, the violence involving herders and farmers had deeply affected his mental state. He said, “I really wish everyone can understand. I haven’t been able to post in the last few hours because my mind is still fkd, the killings involving the herdsmen and farmers is too much and believe me for the past 5 days, I haven’t been able to sleep, I’ve been asking questions and doing research to know what the problem really is and trust me it’s been stressing me out.”
He added that the violent clashes, particularly in Benue and Plateau states, have been going on for over a decade with no real change in how the authorities respond. He said, “Benue killings didn’t start today, Jos Plateau killings didn’t start today it goes back to 10/15 years, same style same format and same reaction (protest, security chiefs visiting victims and affected areas) everything is the same. The question is not when does it stop, the question is how does it stop? what has the government been getting wrong, a lot of gains and a lot of losses. My mind is messed up in thoughts that I can’t explain.”
Ending his message on a lighter note, he said, “Anyways let me not ruin your Sunday with my worries, happy Sunday my people.”
