Court Declares VeryDarkMan 'Wanted' By Police Over Defamation The Round Table gathered that the arrest order was issued following a criminal calumny case brought against VDM by renowned gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo.
In his governing, Magistrate Emmanuel Iyana directed the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies to arrest and produce VDM in court to answer to the allegations leveled against him by Chinwo.
The court noted that the defendant failed to honor the summons issued on March 5, which needed him to appear before the court.
Despite efforts by VDM’s admonish, Deji Adeyanju, to prevent his arrest, the court refused to vacate the order. Adeyanju had pleaded with the magistrate to allow him to personally produce his client at the next adjourned date, for all that his request was declined.
VDM is implicated of making defamatory statements against Chinwo via his social media page. The statements allegedly alleged that the gospel singer was involved in a contractual dispute and had diverted $345,000 linked to her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, further known as Eezee Tee.
Aggrieved by the allegations, which she described as bullshit and damaging to her public image, Chinwo presented documentary evidence to the court, containing emails and payment receipts, to prove her innocence.
The gospel singer’s legal team, led by Pelumi Olajengbesi, argued that VDM’s actions contravened Section 391 of the Penal Code and Section 24(1)(B) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015.
It was furthermore disclosed that Chinwo’s lawyers had in the abstract filed a ₦1.1 billion lawsuit against VDM before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The lawsuit seeks an order compelling VDM to delete, recant, and publicly apologize for all the alleged phoney and defamatory statements made against Chinwo and her brand.
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Published 3/13/2025