DSS Interrogates VeryDarkMan Over Alleged Coup Plot

The Department of State Services (DSS) has questioned popular social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, known online as VeryDarkMan, following the release of a video linked to the ongoing coup plot trial.

The inquiry was prompted by an order from Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which called for an investigation into how the restricted footage entered the public domain.

The video was submitted as evidence in the trial of suspects accused of attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government, a case that began with arrests made in 2024.

During court proceedings on June 23 and June 24, 2026, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court that the restricted video had been circulating on VeryDarkMan’s social media accounts, violating a prior court order that prohibited its distribution.

Speaking about the encounter, VeryDarkMan said he spent several hours being questioned before being released early in the morning.

“I got home around 2 a.m. this morning after spending hours at the DSS office, where I was interrogated and investigated over a video I posted four days ago,” he said.