Presidency says VDM should face legal action over fake Tinubu audio

The presidency has urged that social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), be held accountable under the law for circulating a purportedly fake audio involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, issued the statement on X on Wednesday, accusing the influencer of distributing false content across social media platforms.

“This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu,” Onanuga wrote. “This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform.”

Onanuga’s remarks followed a post by an X user named Aneex, who questioned why some people believed the voice in the viral audio belonged to Tinubu.

In the viral video, VDM used the alleged leaked audio to urge Nigerians not to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re‑election bid in the 2027 polls.

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